Consolidation of power and dictatorship Flashcards
When was the Reichstag set on fire
January 27th 1933 It was blamed on the Communists
What was a consequence of the Reichstag Fire
The Emergency Decree 4000 Communists were arrested and Communist offices were raided
What was the Enabling Act of March 1933
Enabled Hitler to pass any law he wanted without the agreement of the Reichstag
What was Gleichschaltung
The Nazification of all organisations including choirs sports groups clubs and charities
When were all trade unions banned
May 1933 they were replaced with the DAF
When were all political parties banned
July 1933
How many men were in the SA by 1934
3 million men
Who was eliminated in the Night of the Long Knives
Rohm and the leadership of the SA as well as those that Hitler considered to be an enemy including von Schleicher and Strasser
How many were killed during the Night of the Long Knives
400
What happened after Hindenburg died in August 1934
Hitler made himself Chancellor and President
What was different about the Army Oath that was sworn after 1934
It was a personal oath of loyalty to Hitler not Germany
Explain how the Nazis were able to turn Germany into a dictatorship
Reichstag Fire Enabling Act Ban Trade Unions and Political Parties Night of the Long Knives Death of Hindenburg Army Oath
How many people were arrested by the Gestapo by 1939
160000
Where was the first concentration camp
Dachau
Name one method of propaganda used by Goebbels
Rallies radios newspapers and films
