Chapter 13 - Hitler's consolidation of power - March 1933 - August 1934 Flashcards
What was volksgemeinschaft?
Peoples community
What happened to the KPD after the Reichstag fire?
It had been effectively banned
What happened to the SPD on the 22nd June 1933?
It was outlawed as a ‘party hostile to the nation and the state’
When did the DNVP dissolve themselves?
27th June 1933
When did the centre party dissolve themselves?
5th July 1933
What law passed on the 14th July 1933?
Law against the formation of new parties
Who held the position of Reich commissioner in January 1933?
Goering
When was the first law for the coordination of the federal states dissolved?
31st March 1933
Which law created the new post for reich governors?
Second law for the coordination of federal states
What did the law for the reconstruction of the reich do?
State assemblies were abolished and the government of states were formally subordinated to the government or reich
When was the law for the reconstruction of the reich passed?
30th January 1934
When was the Reichstrat abolished?
14th February 1934
What did the Gauleiters want?
To control local government and many of them took over the roles of Reich governors within the area
What did civil servants believe?
That the conservative ministers in Hitler’s cabinet would restrain the Nazis and continue to serve the way they were under the Kaiser
Who was part of the ‘auxiliary police’?
SA and Stalhelm
Who was the leader of the SA?
Ernst Rohm
What was one of Ernst Rohm aims?
To become the nucleus of a new militia that would eventually absorb and replace the existing army
What was the SA and Stalhelm membership in January 1934?
4.5 million
When was the Night of the long knives?
30th June 1934
Who was the defence the minister?
Werner Von Blomberg
When was Papen’s major spech?
17th June 1934
Where did Papen present his speech?
Marburg University
How many people were killed and executed on the night of the long knives?
84 executed
1000 arrested
What did Hitler say when he addressed the Reichstag on the 13th July?
He accepted full responsibility for the executions
How did Hitler secure the army support after the NOTLK?
He acted as ‘supreme judge’ and said he had been compelled to act in order to save the country from an SA coup
What was the SA’s membership after Ocotber 1935?
1.6 million
When did Hindenburg die?
2nd August 1934
What happened on 19th August?
A plebiscite was held to get German’s seal of approvement on Hitlers appointment as Fuhrer
What did Hitler make the army do after the NOTLK?
Swear an oath of loyalty
