Consolidation of power (Specific OK) Flashcards
Once Hitler was chancellor, “X/X” members of the Cabinet were Nazis
3/12
After he became Chancellor, Hitler called for a general election that would be on what day?
5th March 1933
How many deaths occurred in the weeks leading up to the 5th March 1933 general election?
70
What day was the Reichstag set on fire?
27th February 1933
Who did the Nazis arrest and claim had started the Reichstag fire?
Marinus van der Lubbe
Who was Marinus van der Lubbe (aside from the guy who was arrested?)
a Dutch communist
After the Reichstag fire, what did Hitler manage to convince Hindenburg to sign?
The Decree for the Protection of People and State
After the 5th March 1933 election, how many seats did the Nazis have?
288
What fraction of seats was required to change the constitution?
2/3
When did Hitler pass the Enabling Act?
23rd March 1933
The Enabling act gives him and his Government full power for the next X years
4
German word for co-ordination and name of policy that Hitler used
Gleichschaltung
When were all trade unions banned?
2 May 1933
Acronym for the Labour Front
DAF
When did the first Concentration Camp open?
2 May 1933
When did the Social Democratic Party have it’s headquarters, property, and newspapers seized?
10 May 1933
When was the “Law Against the Formation of Parties” passed?
14 July 1933
What law made the Nazi party the sole political party?
The Law Against the Formation of Parties
When was the first general election after the Enabling Act?
12 November 1933
In the 12 November 1933 general election how many of the voters voted?
95.2%
In the 12 November 1933 general election how many votes did the Nazis win?
39,638,000
In the 12 November 1933 general election how many ballot papers were spoilt?
3 million
Before Hitler, how many state governments were there?
18
What is the german word for “state government?”
lander
How many presidential decrees did President Ebert have to issue to override the actions of some of the lander?
130
When were the State governments abolished?
January 1934
What was the Night of The Long Knives also known as?
The Blood Purge
Who led the SS?
Heinrich Himmler
Who was head of the Gestapo?
Goering
When was the night of the long knives?
30 June 1934
Around how many people were killed in the night of the long knives?
200
When did Hindenburg die?
2 August 1934
After Hindenburg died Hitler became XXX of the Armed Forces
Commander in Chief
When is the referendum of Hitler becoming Fuhrer?
19 August 1934
More than what percentage of voters agreed to Hitler being Fuhrer in the referendum?
90
In the 19 August 1934 referendum how many people voted against him?
4.5 million
In the 19 August 1934 referendum ballot papers were spoiled?
870,000
