Consolidation Of Power

Question 1

What period did Hitler and the Nazis secure control of all aspects of the German state?

Answer 1

January 1933 to August 1934

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Two other Nazis in a cabinet of 12

Question 3

What was the date of the general election called by Hitler?

Answer 3

March 1933

Question 4

How many deaths occurred in the weeks leading up to the March 1933 election?

Answer 4

About 70 deaths

Question 5

What significant event occurred on February 27, 1933?

Answer 5

The Reichstag building was set on fire

Question 6

Who was arrested and charged with starting the Reichstag fire?

Answer 6

Marinus van der Lubbe

Question 7

What did Hitler and Goebbels claim after the Reichstag fire?

Answer 7

That the communists were about to stage a takeover

Question 8

What decree did Hitler persuade Hindenburg to sign?

Answer 8

‘Decree for the Protection of People and State’

Question 9

What did the ‘Decree for the Protection of People and State’ suspend?

Answer 9

Basic civil rights

Question 10

What happened to all communist and socialist newspapers after the decree?

Answer 10

They were banned

Question 11

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

Answer 11

288 seats

Question 12

Did the Nazis win a majority in the March 1933 election?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

What coalition was formed after the March 1933 election?

Answer 13

A coalition with the National Party

Question 14

What significant act was passed on March 23, 1933?

Answer 14

The Enabling Act

Question 15

What powers did the Enabling Act give to Hitler and his government?

Answer 15

Full powers for four years

Question 16

What did the Enabling Act mark the end of in Germany?

Answer 16

Democracy and the Weimar Constitution

Question 17

What term describes Hitler’s creation of a National Socialist state?

Answer 17

Gleichschaltung

Question 18

What happened on May 2, 1933?

Answer 18

All trade unions were banned

Question 19

What organization replaced the trade unions?

Answer 19

The Labour Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront - DAF)

Question 20

When did the first concentration camp open?

Answer 20

March 1933

Question 21

What was the initial purpose of the concentration camps?

Answer 21

To imprison political dissenters

Question 22

When did the remaining political parties disband themselves voluntarily?

Answer 22

By early July 1933

Question 23

What law was passed on July 14, 1933, regarding political parties?

Answer 23

The Law Against the Formation of Parties

Question 24

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

Answer 24

95.2 percent

Question 25

What was the outcome of the protests against the Nazis in the November 1933 election?

Answer 25

About 3 million ballot papers were spoilt

Question 26

What event was known as the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 26

A purging of Hitler's political and military rivals

Question 27

Who was considered a significant threat to Hitler from the SA?

Answer 27

Rohm

Question 28

What did Rohm want regarding the army?

Answer 28

To incorporate the army into the SA

Question 29

What did Hitler fear that led to the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 29

A social revolution

Question 30

Who led the SS during the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 30

Heinrich Himmler

Question 31

Who was head of the Gestapo and viewed Rohm as an opponent?

Answer 31

Georing

Question 32

On what date did the purge occur?

Answer 32

June 30, 1934

Question 33

How many people were murdered in the purge?

Answer 33

About 400 people

Question 34

What was the outcome for the SA after the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 34

Relegated to a minor role

Question 35

When did President Hindenburg die?

Answer 35

August 1934

Question 36

By the end of August 1934, what position did Hitler achieve in Germany?

Answer 36

The sole ruler of Germany