how did citizens live under hitler?

Question

were they tortured threanted?? did they like living under him

Answer 1

It depends on the people. The economy and employment improved, so a lot people were happy about that. They also liked the emphasis on national pride after years of shame and blame since the surrender at the end of WW1. But ordinary Germans did soon learn it was very dangerous to speak out against the government, even in private. The government had many spies and informers. Even peoples own children were taught to betray them. When the Reichstag (Parliament building) was burned down, Hitler claimed there was a huge communist plot and it was necessary to suspend all civil liberties. Many Germans may have thought this was indeed needed for national security...they were afraid of a bloody communist revolution like in Russia. Those who agreed with the government might think it was good that communists, socialists and trade unionists were being harshly dealt with. Or perhaps they were busy with their families and jobs and didn't think too much about it.
Hitler was more popular in some areas than others. In the south where the Nazi Party started, they did better, but never had an electoral majority in some districts like Berlin. Of course after a while they didn't bother with elections.
Women were discouraged from higher education or working outside the home. They were supposed to stay in their traditional roles of Hausfrau and have a lot of babies.

Kids had a lot of organized recreation etc. through the Hitler Youth & League of German Girls, - - like a very political/militaristic Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts(or Girl Guides). Hitler himself said proudly, "These youth- -at 10 they come into the Young Folk, at 14 the Hitler Youth, from their they go to national service, and after the Army we take them into the SA, SS, etc.....and they're never free again in their whole lives." But many kids enjoyed the activities like biking trips, hiking, climbing, etc.and you were treated just as well no matter how much money your family had. Later in the war or after as they realized they had worshipped a false idea, a lot of Germans of this age group felt they had been lied to and used.

Disabled people including mentally disabled and mentally ill were considered to be parasites on the nation- -"unworthy of life." The first gas chamber killings were of these people in institutions.
Jews, Roma or Sinti (Gypsy), homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses (because they would not take an oath to the government), etc.lost their rights, were arrested, thrown into camps and many were eventually murdered.

Their were several German anti-Nazi resistance groups but many people were eventually caught. One major assassination attempt against Hitler on July 20, 1944 , led by Army officers, nearly succeeded. Thousands of people were imprisoned and tortured in the aftermath. i can't remember how many were executed but a lot.

Answer 2

Life Under Hitler

Answer 3

I've seen some good answers from the left and the right wings here. Both are correct. Hitler was was "a man of the people" per say. His sinister nature was a reflection of the hearts the German people at the time. He would start off by finding out what the people want, then work from there. By the time people figured out what he's been up to it was too late. The power was in place. Alot like what both Democrats and Republicans have been doing in last several decades.

Answer 4

Surprisingly, many Germans supported Hitler. While we may think of the evils committed by the Nazis, they were but a small part of Germany (albeit, the ones in charge of the country at the time).

The Germany of 1914 would've laughed at someone like Hitler. The Germany of 1933 however, was desperate for a leader who could bring them out of their terrible economic and political situation.

Hitler promised results, and often delivered them. It's one thing to say you'll bring jobs and prosperity to a country (heck, every politician says that nowadays), it's another to actually do it. He brought Germany out of its depression in about 4 years or so, and helped to rebuild its image and pride in the aftermath of WW1. He would often invade other countries, in the pretext that the Germans living there were being persecuted.

Since WW1 was still fresh on everyone's mind at the time, they wanted to avoid another conflict like that, so began the appeasement policy adopted by the British and the French. However, after invading Poland, they finally realized there was no appeasing Hitler, and declared war on him.

Ironically, had the British and French charged into Germany right away, it's likely that the few German divisions guarding the Western Front would've been overwhelmed, and the war could've ended right then and there. Instead, they predicted more trench warfare, and more or less sat by comfortably while the Germans went on to conquer other smaller countries (and Hitler managed to take over France in a month, something the Germans failed to do after years of fighting in WW1).

However, this was only good for you if you weren't a minority, had a deformity/mental condition, gay, Jewish, or Communist. Those types of people suffered quite badly under the rule of the Nazis (the Germans were almost as brutal to Soviet soldiers as they were to the Jews, since they were seen as inferior racially, just like the Jews were).

Answer 5

I remember and old German lady telling the story. she grew up in a farming community with a loving family. A bunch of young men formed a group no one thought to much about.
Then they heard they had taken over the government and a bunch of people in the government were killed.
Then we heard that Poland had been invaded by Germans on the radio. That thousands were killed and that Hitler wanted to take over the world. When soldiers marched through their town and out to their farm they took the livestock and said her brothers had to join the military or die. They stood them up against the barn and shot them. Her father tried to stop them and he was shot to. The little girls and their mom hid in the barn under the hay. Because she said sometimes the soldiers did bad things to women. She wasn't sure what that was but she was so scared she kept quiet. Then her mother along with her left the farm they were afraid even to burry her husband and sons. For fear they would know they were still alive.
They walked for days and nights hiding and sleeping when they could. They were not the only ones who abandon everything and ran. The got to where there was boats.
Her mother only had enough money for one of them passage to the USA. She was picked because she was the oldest and most likely to survive. She made it to the USA and some people took her in and taught her to speak English and she met another German man about her age fleeting and they married. The both were hard workers and had everything.
But when they went back after the war to find her mother and sisters they were all dead. Tortured to death, beaten and raped and let to bleed to death. Why? They refused to fight for Hitler or do the salute he required. they felt it was worship that should only go to God.
So my guess is it wasn't to good. that is what not having freedom of religion does for a country. With the violence and hate she knew they wouldn't last long. No country without freedoms lasts very long. Religion cannot be forced.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Cautiously. Hitler was notorious for people being in favor one day and out of favor the next.
Women were especially cautious. There was a "breeding program" of Hitlers....well, read the link below (link 3). Its full fo information...
In general, people who were content under Hitler in the beginning of his Reich were stressed at the end. The "savior" of the German people, beloved by them and adored by the women of Germany was daily becoming unstable, his orders confusing. People were becoming afraid...not only of the war, but of their Fuhrer (not so sure of that spelling)....they were being asked to do things that were against everything they stood for. They, too, were helpless victims of this twisted genius. Not all...some were more than willing...Hess, Himmler, etc...but the general population..victims.

Answer 8

A majority of Germans mostly enjoyed life in Nazi Geermany up to the point when bombs began raining from the sky and they began to die.
People then as now lived under the threat that if they supported terrorists or were merely suspected of supporting terrorist they could be tortured and killed and then as now a majority of people felt that they were law abiding citizens and could enjoy the benefits of life under the Nazis. Note in Germany a terrorist was a Jew, a Social Democract, a Communist, or anyone else insisting that they didn't have to follow the Nazi rules..

Peace..................o o opp pp oo ppooo

Answer 9

Ordinary people all over the world are not so different. When they began to realize what was happening and understand Hitler's depraved leadership, they just tried to mind their own business and live their own lives as best they could. They tried not to be noticed when they were in public. They tried never to draw attention to themselves. The bravest ones helped those who were being badly treated. Many of them ended up in Concentration camps too. It was a dreadful time in history. We must never forget that Adolph Hitler became Chancellor by being elected by the people!
There are big lessons to learn from that!

Answer 10

I don't really know much about the holocaust but i read an amazing book that was based on a true story it was called in my hands and it was very very informative and interesting. It gives you a lot of history but also keeps you reading. Its about a student nurse who gets seperated from her family and helps about a dozen jewish people escape the holocaust.