Nazi Germany Religion

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Mrs Phillips

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Open Ended

What would Hitler's attitude be towards religion?

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The Nazis were opposed to the beliefs of the Christian church; however, Hitler could not immediately persecute Christians as Germany was a

country. Two thirds of the country was

(45 million), and one third was Catholic (

). In

, Hitler set up a Ministry of

Affairs to weaken the Protestant and Catholic churches.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Christian

Protestant

22 million

1935

Church

Jewish

Muslim

Buddhist

Multiple Choice

Which religious movement did the Nazis encourage?

Pagan Movement

German Faith Movement

Nazi Church Movement

Confessional Church Movement

Multiple Choice

How many Germans supported the German Faith Movement?

50%

15%

25%

Dropdown

At first Hitler decided to

with the Catholics. He signed a

in July

with Pope Pius XI. The

agreed that the Catholic Church would stay out of

if Hitler agreed not to interfere with the church.

Open Ended

Why would the Catholic Church sign an agreement with Hitler? What Nazi policies may the church have agreed with?

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Fill in the Blanks

Catholics owed their allegiance to the

, not Hitler.

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Hitler said a person was either a

or a Christian, but not both.

Open Ended

Why would Hitler close down Catholic schools and youth groups?

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Multiple Choice

The protestant church became known as what?

Confessional Church

German Faith Movement

Nazi Faith Movement

National Reich Church

Multiple Choice

The Reich Bishop was...

Ludwig Muller

Bernard Rust

Martin Niemoller

Dietrich Bonhoffer

Fill in the Blanks

What did some protestant churches start displaying on the altar?

Drag and Drop

There were 3 main reasons for the creation of the Reich Church:

To

all the different Protestant churches into one so they could be controlled more easily by the Nazi government.

To be able to

Nazi ideas as they now controlled the Reich Church. For example, they tried to stop use of the

Testament as they saw it as

.

To prevent Jews from being

into Christianity.

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unify

promote

Old

Jewish

baptised

divide

suppress

New

Gentile

converted

Dropdown

Some Catholic

opposed Hitler. In

, the Pope issued a message called 'With

Concern' which was read in every Catholic Church. It described Hitler as “a

prophet with repulsive

”.

Multiple Choice

Who openly criticised the Nazis from 1934?

Martin Niemoller

Ludwig Muller

Clemens von Galen

The Pope

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In 1941 Clemens von Galen protested against the

programme.

Multiple Choice

What was the T4 programme?

Murdering weak, disabled and mentally ill Germans

Murdering Jews

Forcibly sterilising women

Closing down Catholic schools and youth groups

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What church did Martin Niemoller set up in opposition to the National Reich Church?

Type answer...

Multiple Choice

How long was Martin Niemoller imprisoned for?

10 years

2 years

8 years

5 years

Multiple Choice

What did the new Nazi church admire?

peace

strength

love

understanding

Multiple Choice

Who were the first group of people that Martin Niemoller mentioned in his poem?

trade unionists

jews

communists

socialists

Multiple Choice

Who were the last group of people that Martin Niemoller mentioned in his poem?

trade unionists

jews

communists

socialists

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