Consolidation of Power - Key Dates

Question 1

When was Hitler appointed chancellor?

Answer 1

30 January 1933

Question 2

What did Hitler do as soon as he became chancellor?

Answer 2

Called for fresh elections - to be held 5 March 1933

Question 3

Who appointed Hitler chancellor?

Answer 3

President von Hindenburg

Question 4

What happened on the night of 27 February 1933?

Answer 4

The Reichstag Fire

Question 5

When was the Reichstag Fire?

Answer 5

27 February 1933

Question 6

What did Hitler claim about the Reichstag Fire?

Answer 6

It is part of a Communist conspiracy to takeover the country

Question 7

What did Hindenburg grant Hitler on 28 February 1933?

Answer 7

The Reichstag Fire Decree - Powers to deal with the emergency (emergency powers)

Question 8

What powers did the Reichstag Fire give Hitler? (2)

Answer 8

1. He can arrest opponents without trial
2. He can censor the press

Question 9

What happens on 5 March 1933?

Answer 9

A general election

Question 10

What makes it easier to remember the following events?
1. Hitler’s appointment as chancellor
2. Reichstag Fire
3. March elections?

Answer 10

They happen in consecutive months.
1. January - Hitler’s appointment as chancellor
2. February - Reichstag Fire
3. March - March elections?

Question 11

What percentage of the vote do the Nazis win in March 1933?

Answer 11

44%

Question 12

What is a coalition?

Answer 12

A government of more than one political party

Question 13

Who did the Nazis form a coalition with?

Answer 13

The German National People’s Party (or Nationalist Party)

Question 14

What percentage of the vote did the German National People’s Party (or Nationalist Party) win?

Answer 14

8%

Question 15

With their coalition partners, what percentage of the seats in the Reichstag supported Hitler?

Answer 15

52%

Question 16

What did the Nazis do on 23 March 1933?

Answer 16

Pass the Enabling Act

Question 17

What did the Enabling Act make Hitler?

Answer 17

Effectively a legal dictator

Question 18

What was the final vote on the Enabling Act?

Answer 18

444-94

Question 19

What three groups does Hitler target using the Enabling Act? (3)

Answer 19

1. The press (the newspapers/radio etc.)
2. Trade unions
3. Other political parties

Question 20

What does Hitler carry out on the night of 30 June 1934?

Answer 20

The Night of the Long Knives

Question 21

What happens during the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 21

Hitler has leading SA members, including leader Ernst Rohm, arrested and killed.

Question 22

When was the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 22

30 June 1934

Question 23

When does Hindenburg die?

Answer 23

2 August 1934

Question 24

What happens on 2 August 1934?

Answer 24

Hindenburg dies

Question 25

What does Hitler do on 19 August 1934, a few weeks after Hindenburg’s death?

Answer 25

Combines the office of president and chancellor to make himself ‘Fuhrer’

Question 26

When does Hitler make himself Fuhrer?

Answer 26

19 August 1934