1930s Flashcards

1
Q

Hitler become chancellor

A

Jan 1933

(He had a lot of restrictions)

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2
Q

Restriction:
What party had a lot of support that prevented nazi majority in reichstag

A

Communists

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3
Q

Restriction:
Germany was a what which meant that people could oppose nazi policies

A

Democracy

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4
Q

Restrictions removed by?

A

July 1933

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5
Q

Restriction:
Why were the people of Germany a potential threat

A

They could rise against Nazis

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6
Q

Reichstag fire

A

27 feb 1933

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7
Q

Who started Reichstag fire

A

Martinis van der lubbe

(Young Dutch communist)
Beloved he was working with communists but claimed was working alone

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8
Q

What was the result of reichstag fire

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4000 communists arrested, communist party press and meetings banned

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9
Q

Enabling act

A

Gave hitler power to MAKE LAWS WITHOUT APPROVAL of the REICHSTAG

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10
Q

What did the Ss and sa do to secure votes

A

Patrolled the streets, used intimidation

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11
Q

Did the election results give Nazis majority or not. How many of 647 seats

A

It did not give them outright majority

288/647

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12
Q

What did they do which gained them 52 more seats and the majority they wanted

A

Forced a coalition (temporary alliance) with nationalists

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13
Q

What did having majority votes mean

A

They could pass any law they wanted

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14
Q

When was the enabling act passed

A

24 March 1933

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15
Q

How many people voted against and for the law

A

444 for

94 (social democrats) against

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16
Q

When did the Nazis begin to introduce fear

A

After the enabling act was passed
They began installing fear.

17
Q

What was GLEICHSCHALTUNG
Mean

A

Co ordination or bringing into line

18
Q

When was the civil service act

A

7 April 1933

19
Q

What was the civil service act

A

Anyone of non aryan race or civil servant fired

20
Q

anti semitism began

A

Law restrict Jews—preventing from work in legal/medical profession

April 1 1933—countrywide boycott of Jewish businesses

21
Q

Book burning

A

Burning of ungerman books(Jewish or communist)

22
Q

When did book burning begin

A

1933 may

23
Q

Increased use of SA

A

Began terrorising nazi opponents (jews,communist,etc)

24
Q

By October how many nazi opponents had been arrested by SA

A

100,000

25
Q

What happened to the arrested opponents

A

Placed in newly built camps

26
Q

When did hitler become dictator

A

July 1933

27
Q

Although hitler was dictator who technically sat above him

A

Hindenburg

28
Q

When was the night of long knives

A

30 June 1934

29
Q

What happened on the night of long knives

A

.Hitler and geobbels, and SS arrested prominent leaders and sent them to prison—many killed

.röhm given option to kill himslef or be killed—refused was killed by SS

.göring arranged arrest of conservative opponents

.total of 85 murdered

30
Q

Consequences of the night of long knives

A

.power SA reduced—2.9mill to 1.6 mill

.rise of SS and Himmler—became key nazi organisation

.legality of murder as a political tool

.loyalty of army—hitler chosen army over SA lead to their loyalty to Nazis growing

31
Q

When and why did hitler become fürah

A

2 august 1934

Hindenburge died but before that he passed law that president murge with Hitlers chancellor=fürah

32
Q

How did nazis spread propaganda

A

Newspapers, radio, posters, rallies, culture, film, Berlin Olympics

33
Q

When was the Berlin Olympics and how was is significant

A

1936

Important for nazi propaganda
Olympic flags and swastikas everywhere

Antisemitic signs removed and story’s toned down—games propoted aryan suporiority, nearly all German aryans winning medals

34
Q

When and why were rallies significant

A

Showed strength, like festivals speeches and parades

1934 largest, over 250,000 take part—annual thing