Consolidation of Power

Question 1

How many Nazis were in the cabinet when Hitler first became chancellor?

Answer 1

2 out of a cabinet of 12

Question 2

Why does Hitler call for a general election in March 1933?

Answer 2

In hopes he will gain a clear majority in the Reichstag

Question 3

When was the Reichstag fire?

Answer 3

27th February 1933

Question 4

How many deaths were there leading up to the March 1933 election?

Answer 4

70

Question 5

Who was arrested and charged with setting fire to the Reichstag building?

Answer 5

Dutch communist, Marinus van der Lubbe

Question 6

What did Hitler and Goebbels use the Reichstag fire to do?

Answer 6

Claim that the communists were about to stage a takeover

Question 7

What was the ‘Decree for the Protection of People and State’, signed by Hindenberg?

Answer 7

• This suspended basic civil rights and allowed the Nazis to imprison large numbers of their political opponents
• All communist and socialist newspapers were banned

Question 8

How many seats did the Nazi Party win in the March 1933 election?

Answer 8

288

Question 9

Which party did the Nazis have to form a coalition with following the march 1933 election?

Answer 9

The National Party

Question 10

When was the Enabling Act passed and what did this allow Hitler to do?

Answer 10

• 23 March 1933
• This gave Hitler and his government full powers for four years
• This marked the end of democracy and the Weimar Constitution in Germany

Question 11

What was the Gleichschaltung?

Answer 11

A National Socialist state that controlled and monitored every aspect of German life

Question 12

When were all trade unions banned and what was set up to replace them?

Answer 12

• 2 May 1933
• The Labour Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront – DAF)

Question 13

When did the first concentration camp opened and what was it called?

Answer 13

• March 1933
• Dachau

Question 14

What did remaining political parties do?

Answer 14

Disbanded themselves voluntarily by early July

Question 15

When was the Law Against the Formation of Parties was passed?

Answer 15

14th July 1933

Question 16

What percentage of the vote did the Nazi party win in November 1933?

Answer 16

95.2%

Question 17

How many ballot papers were spoilt in the November 1933 election?

Answer 17

3 million

Question 18

What was the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 18

A purging of Hitler’s political and military rivals

Question 19

Why did Hitler see the SA as a threat?

Answer 19

They prevented him from gaining the army’s support

Question 20

What did Rohm want to do with regards to the army?

Answer 20

Incorporate the army into the SA

Question 21

Who led the SS?

Answer 21

Heinrich Himmler

Question 22

What did Rohm want the government to do?

Answer 22

Have more interference in the running of the country to help ordinary people

Question 23

What did Hitler fear from the SA?

Answer 23

Social revolution

Question 24

Who was the Head of the Gestapo and what did he want to do?

Answer 24

Georing wanted to lead the armed forces and considered Rohm an opponent

Question 25

When was the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 25

30th June 1934

Question 26

What happened during the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 26

• The main leaders of the SA were shot by members of the SS
• Key individuals were also killed, such as von Schleicher and Gregor Strasser.
• About 400 people were murdered in the purge

Question 27

What was a result f the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 27

-Hitler managed to secure the support of the army
- The SA were relegated to a minor role

Question 28

When did Hindenburg die?

Answer 28

August 1934

Question 29

When did Hitler become Fuhrer?

Answer 29

End of August 1934