Nazi+Terror

__Nazi Terror__
Initially, Hitler spread fear when he took control of parliament and **banned all opposition parties**, exiling opposition or in some case, ordering executions. One aspect of fear that is generally forgotten is that Hitler exploited people’s **fear of Communists**. Regardless of what Hitler was doing, almost everyone was fearful of a Communist takeover so Hitler utilized that to strengthen his own position. The simple fact that Hitler was such a great speaker also helped spread fear because **an aura of confidence was exuded** that no one felt they could match.
 * //By Brian//**

By establishing the **SA Brown Shirts** (Strun Abteilung), Hitler created his own private gang that could inspire fear into everyone. The SA staged rallies in the street as an example of Nazi power, intimidating opposition and striking awe into the German people. In addition, on November 9, 1938, **Crystal Night or Kristallnacht** occurred in which many Jewish people were murdered, their businesses were destroyed, and the star of David was painted on their doors so that everyone knew they were Jewish. This created such an immense fear among the German people that everyone was scared to stand against the Nazis.


 * Gestapo Secret Police** infiltrated all levels of society, forcing every German to hold a level of distrust against every one of his or her friends and family. **Children were brainwashed** in their youth groups in school to the point that they turned in their own parents for making jokes or comments that deemed against the Nazi party; at this point freedom of speech wasn't even a concept in Germany since you could be arrested simply for thinking badly of Hitler, let alone speaking or acting out against him. This made it such that even if people did oppose the Nazis, they had no choice simply because any plot against Hitler would be uncovered by a **vast network of spies** and **conspirators would be imprisoned or executed**.

Hitler also inspired fear into Germans by **threatening families if the males didn’t join the SA or the army**. Since men needed to keep food on the table, they had no choice but to join if they wanted a job and this extreme dependence on Hitler inspired even more fear amongst the German people.