13 Political Authority, 1929-1945

Question 1

what did the elites hope Hitler would be like in government?

Answer 1

they hoped he would be a ‘puppet chancellor’ however he quickly began to consolidate his power

Question 2

name the 5 key individuals who helped hitler to power

Answer 2

1. Hindenburg
2. Von Papen
3. Schleicher
4. business leaders like Thyssen
5. army leader Oskar Hindenburg

Question 3

who was Hindenburg?

Answer 3

ww1 military commander

he recommended the 1918 armistice

president from 1925

Question 4

how did Hindenburg help hitler come to power?

Answer 4

he pointed him as chancellor in 1933 because he could not ignore his popularity and anted to control him

Question 5

who was Von Papen?

Answer 5

member of Hindenburg’s inner circle

Chancellor in 1932

Question 6

how did Von Papen help hitler come to power?

Answer 6

wanted to make hitler chancellor and make himself vice-chancellor. wanted to control him with Hindenburg

attempted to agin nazi support when chancellor by lifting the SA ban in June 1923 and placed communist curbs at hitlers demand

Question 7

who was Schleicher?

Answer 7

member of Hindenburg’s inner circle

chancellor in May 1932-33

Question 8

how did Schleicher help hitler come to power?

Answer 8

wanted to use nazis for his own ambitions and ha don admiration for hitler

convinced Hindenburg to appoint then dismiss Bruning and Papen

Question 9

who was Thyssen?

Answer 9

German businessman

born in an leading industrial family

Question 10

how did Thyssen help hitler come to power?

Answer 10

he liked Hitler and opposed the ToV and communism.

made regular large donations. 3 million mark to nazis for the 1933 election

him and Schacht were mad organisers in the letter to the president to appoint hitler

Question 11

who was Oskar Hindenburg?

Answer 11

German General Leutnant

Question 12

how did Oskar Hindenburg help hitler come to power?

Answer 12

lobbied president to support Hitler-Papen government

Question 13

what happened in Germany Feb 1933?

Answer 13

Reichstag fire and emergency decree against communist. remove components from march election

Question 14

what happened in Germany March 1933?

Answer 14

nazis got 43.9% of all votes

enabling act, gave hitler full dictatorial power for 4 years

Question 15

what happened in Germany April 1933?

Answer 15

‘law for the restoration of the professional civil service’. enabled the nazis to remove political opponents

Question 16

what happened in Germany May 1933?

Answer 16

all trade unions were banned, forcing people to join the DAF.

Question 17

what happened in Germany June 1933?

Answer 17

SPD were banned

Question 18

what happened in Germany July 1933?

Answer 18

law agains the formation of parties

concordant from the pope that gave religious freedom in exchange for being banned from political action

Question 19

what happened in Germany Nov 1933?

Answer 19

election where nazi candidates got 92% of votes

Question 20

what happened in Germany Dec 1933?

Answer 20

‘law to ensure the unity of party and state’

Question 21

what happened in Germany Jan 1934?

Answer 21

law to place the federal states under reich governors

Question 22

what happened in Germany June 1934?

Answer 22

night of the long knives. SA were too unpredictable to hitler orders the SS to kill SA leaders and those opposing Nazism.

Question 23

what happened in Germany Aug 1934?

Answer 23

Hindenburg dies. hitler become head of state, chancellor and Fuhrer

army made to swear loyalty to hitler before the country