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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany. 1933-39. The SA. Stormabteik Storm Troops, “ Brownshirts ” Protect Nazi meetings Harass rival organization. The SA. Led by Ernst Roehm Hitler made it the national, political police force Roehm wanted it to be incorporated into the Wehrmacht (regular army). The SS.

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Nazi Germany

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  1. Nazi Germany 1933-39

  2. The SA • Stormabteik Storm Troops, “Brownshirts” • Protect Nazi meetings • Harass rival organization

  3. The SA • Led by Ernst Roehm • Hitler made it the national, political police force • Roehm wanted it to be incorporated into the Wehrmacht (regular army)

  4. The SS • Schutzstaffel Defense Echelon, “Blackshirts” • Originally Hitler’s personal guard • Loyal only to Hitler

  5. The SS • Led by Heinrich Himmler • Administered political prisons and eventually the entire Holocaust

  6. Dachau • The first concentration camp was opened March 22, 1933 in Dachau, Germany (outside Berlin) • Originally built to house political prisoners

  7. March 1933 • Passed the Enabling Act • Suspended the constitution • All political parties except NSDAP outlawed • Local legislatures deprived of autonomy

  8. Organized Boycott • Nazis organized boycott of Jewish businesses, continued through the 1930s

  9. April 1933 • The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service • Ousted all Jews and most anti-Nazi bureaucrats • Including teachers and university professors

  10. May 1933 Nazis hold large rallies to burn books written by Jews, intellectuals and political opponents

  11. Workers in Nazi Germany • May 1—celebrates Labor Day celebrating the worker • May 2 – dissolves all unions and leaders sent to concentration camps • Strikes declared illegal

  12. Workers in Nazi Germany • Labor Front led by Robert Ley • Suppressed workers’ rights • No collective bargaining • No leaving job w/o permission • No complaining • Strength through Joy program, vacations, cars

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