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Question 1

38. How did rising support for the Communists help the Nazi Party?

Answer 1

The Middle Classes in Germany gradually began to support the Nazis as they were seen as the most likely alternative to a Communist takeover.

Question 2

39. When was the Reichstag Fire?

Answer 2

February 1933. It was blamed on a Communist, Marinus Van der Lubbe.

Question 3

40. What happened to the Communists because of the fire?

Answer 3

Due to Article 48 (emergency) they were banned from campaigning. People began to vote for the Nazis in even bigger numbers due to increased fear of Communism.

Question 4

41. What did the Enabling Act do?

Answer 4

It gave Hitler the power to pass laws in the Reichstag by himself for four years.

Question 5

42. What things did Hitler do to gradually end Democracy?

Answer 5

Banned Trade Unions

Banned Political Parties

Set up a Show Court (People’s Court)

Question 6

43. When was the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 6

June 1934

Question 7

44. What was the importance of the Night of the Long Knives in helping Hitler set up a Totalitarian State?

Answer 7

It got rid of a rival within the Nazi Party (Ernst Rohm).

It allowed Hitler to remove the SA and make the SS more important.

It led to the whole German army taking an oath of loyalty to Hitler, which meant he had total control over all the military power of the country.

Question 8

The SS

Answer 8

Protection Squad
Heinrich Himmler
Black Uniforms
By 1936, the SS controlled all Germany’s police and security forces

Question 9

The SD

Answer 9

Security Service
Reinhard Heydrich
Uniformed
Spied on known opponents and critics of the Nazi Party and the German government

Question 10

Gestapo

Answer 10

Secret State Police
Reinhard Heydrich
No Uniforms
Prosecuted anyone who said or did anything critical of the Nazis or the government. Relied mainly on informants. Feared by the general public