consolidation of power Flashcards
Why was Hitlers position not strong when he became Chancellor?
-only had 2 Nazis on his cabinet of 12
-the Nazis and their allies the Nationalist Party did not have a majority
-Hindenburg detested him
when did Hitler call a general election and why?
-March 1933
-hoped it would give him a clear majority in the reichstag
how many deaths were there in the weeks leading up to the March 1933 elections when Hitler was trying to achieve a majority?
70
when was the Reichstag building set on fire?
27th February 1933
who was arrested for starting the Reichstag fire?
Dutch Communist Marinus van der Lubbe
in the March 1933 elections, how many seats did the Nazis win in the reichstag?
288 (still not an overall majority)
what did Hitler have to do as a result of not winning a majority in the March 1933 elections?
form a coillition government with the national party
what law did Hitler pursuade Hindenburg to pass as a result of the reichstag fire? what did it do?
-the decree for the Protection of the People and State
-communist and socialist newspapers banned and allowed the imprinsonment of enimies without trial
although the Nazis did not win as many seats as Hitler had hoped for in the reichstag, what were they still able to do?
-they still had enough seats (after Hitler had arrested the communists and other parties had been intimidated by the SA) to allow them to pass the enabling act
what did Hitler and Goebbles use the riechstag fire as proof of?
proof that the communists were about to stage a takeover
when was the enabling act passed?
23 March 1933
what did the enabling act allow?
gave hitler and his government full powers for four years - marked the end of democracy and the Weimar Constitution in Germany
when were all trade unions banned?
2nd May 1933
what was set up to replace trade unions?
the Labour Front (DAF)
when did the first concentration camp open and what was it called? What was it initially used for?
-1933 - Dachau
-imprison polictical dissenters
