Consolidation of Power Flashcards
When was the Reichstag fire?
27th Feb 1933
2 types of ways that the Nazis consolidated power?
Fear and legal acts
Who was blamed for the Reichstag Fire?
KPD and communists, thousands arrested
What was the Decree for the Protection of the German People?
The banning of political meetings, made it very hard for the other parties
When was the Ministry for public Enlightenment and Propaganda?
13th March 1933, Nazis took full control of the media
What did Hitler do as soon as he became Chancellor?
Held a torchlit procession
When was the boycotting of the Jews?
1st April 1933
What happened it July 1933?
All political parties other than the NSDAP were dissolved
When and what was the Enabling Act?
24th March 1933, granted Hitler emergency powers, got with help from Centre Party because they were afraid of communists
Limitations of total power?
NSDAP broke, still dependent on Hindenburg, cabinet only 3 Nazis, doesn’t have majority
When and where was the first concentration camp?
Dachau in March 1933
What was the original role of concentration camps?
Political prisons not intended for extermination, more torture and forced labour, aimed for re-education
Gleichschaltung?
Co-ordination - Bringing together of state and party to give Hitler total control
What did people like Rohm desire?
A second revolution to wipe out the old elites
When was the Night of the Long Knives?
29th June 1934
