GCSE Weimar Germany Practice Test

The main idea is that the Concordat was meant to protect the rights and activities of the Catholic Church in Germany in exchange for the Church staying out of politics. Hitler’s regime broke that deal by targeting the Church and its institutions. In 1937 the crackdown intensified: about 400 Catholic clergy and religious were rounded up and sent to concentration camps, Catholic schools were closed, and Catholic groups were banned. This shows a clear violation of the agreement, as the state was suppressing Catholic life rather than respecting its rights. The other dates don’t fit the pattern: 1936 is before the main wave of persecution, and 1939 (the invasion of Poland) is unrelated to breaking the Concordat. So the 1937 events with arrests and closures illustrate the breach most directly.