Creation of a dictatorship 1933-1934 Flashcards
What did Hitler do as soon as he became Chancellor and why
He called another election to give himself more power in the government
How many people died because of the brownshirt violence
70 people
When did the Reichstag burned down
a day before the election
Who got blamed for the Reichstag fire
A dutch communist
What did hitler claim to get special laws to “defend the country”
he claimed Germany was under attack
What did the Emergency laws do
suspended the rights granted in the Weimar constitution
What happened to communist and other Nazi opponents
they were rounded up and sent to first concentration camps
what happened to opposition offices and newspapers
they were shut down
Why did hitler get the other Nationalists in Reichstag to make him a dictator “temporarily” and what was this called
because he didn’t have enough votes to make him dictator. This was called the Enabling Law
What did Hitler do after being Dictator from the Enabling Law (3 points)
he shut down trade unions, banned all other political parties and put Nazis in charge of every area of Germany
Who was Hitlers only threat now to his power
Röhm and the SA
What was Röhm openly demanding that Hitler allow him to do
To merge the SA with the army and put him in charge of both (this would give Röhm huge power)
What happened to Röhm and the brown shirts on June 30th 1934
He was arrested and shot along with 400+ brown shirts
Why were many Germans pleased about Röhm and the brown shirts arrest
that there was no more brown shirt chaos
What happened in August 1934
President Hindenburg dies and Hitler makes himself President(Fuhrer)
