1. BGS History
GCSE Revision Tests
The Police State

2. 1) Give another name for the SS.
Blackshirts

3. 2) Who was its leader?
Himmler

4. 3) Name one of their key roles in Nazi Germany.
Sent lots of people
the Nazis didn’t like
to concentration
camps

5. 4) List 3 groups of people who were sent to concentration camps.
Jewish people
The mentally ill or disabled
Homosexuals

6. 5) What was the name of the secret state police?
Gestapo

7. 6) In what situation could they arrest people?
Arrest people without trial

8. 7) Why did the opponents of the Nazis never get a fair trial?
Because the
judges were Nazi!

9. 8) Which other group of people did the Nazis use to spy on people?
Informers