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
when did any remaining parties disban themselves?
July 1933
when was the Law Against the Formation of Parties passed? what did it do?
-July 1933
-made the Nazis the sole party in Germany
what percent of the vote did the Nazis win in the general election of November 1933?
95.2%
what was the aim of the night of the long knives?
a purging of Hitlers political and military rivals
why did Hitler carry out the night of the long knives?
-many members of the SA, including Ernst Rohm, were demanding the Nazi party to carry out their socialist agenda
-SA wanted to take over the army
-Hitler could not afford to annoy buisnissmen or the army
-the SS also wished to break away from the SA
when was the night of the long knives?
30th June 1934
who was killed by the SS in the night of the long knives?
-Rohm
-main leaders of the SA
-von Schleicher and Gregor Strasser
how many people were murdered in total in the night of the long knives?
400
when did Hindenburg die?
August 1934
How did Hitler manage to pass the enabling act?
-communist party was not allowed to vote therefore reducing the amount of votes needed
-absentees counted as present
-SA intimidated members as they entered the chamber
