Creation of the Nazi Dictatorship 1933-34 Flashcards
Why did Hitler persuade Hburg to hold further elections March 1933
Although Nazis largest party still not overall majority and only 3/12 cabinet members Nazis
What was the consequences of the LPPS
- govt gained powers to suspend civil liberties guaranteed in the Constitution such as freedom of assembly
- Nazis could appoint local police chiefs
How did Nazis use the SA and SS
to ban or disrupt other parties meetings and intimidate opponents
What happened with protective custody?
Nazis could arrest enemies and put them into ‘protective custody’ sending them to concentration camps like Dachau
About 4000 commies put into PC
How did the Nazis do in the 5th March 1933 elections?
Got 288/647 sets so 43.9% vote. Not 2/3 majority Hitler needed
what was the voter turn-out in the 5th March 1933 elections
88.8%, record-breaking
How many seats did the SPD get in the 5th March 1933 elections?
120
How many seats did the KPD win in the 5th march 1933 elections?
81
Who was Ludwig Kaas?
Centre Party Chairman who made a deal with hitler
What agreement with Hitler did Ludwig Kaas make?
ZP would support the enabling act in exchange for the Nazis not interfering in Catholic Church affairs
94 SPD deputies voted against the enabling act inspite of what?
Huge SA intimidation at Kroll Opera House
How many SPD deputies voted against the enabling act?
94
when was a the enabling act passed?
24 March 1933
How many votes was the Enabling Act passed by?
444 to 94 votes
What was the official title for the enabling act?
‘Law for Terminating the Suffering of the People and the Nation’
What powers did the enabling act give?
Gave the govt emergency powers for four years and enabled Hitler to rule by decree w/out the consent of the Rstag or the President
Powers to suspend Weimar guarantee of individual rights
What was the aims of gleihschaltung?
To control all key aspects of society and control and co-ordinate every aspect of German life
What happened on the 31 March 1933
Nazis dissolved the lander (regional states) parliaments and replaced them with Nazi majorities
7 April 1933
Nazis created Gauleiters, which were Reich Governors w full powers to execute the will of the supreme leadership of the Reich (ie. Hitler)
What Law was intro Jan 1934
‘Law for the Reconstruction fo the Reich’ which strengthened and centralised Nazi control by abolishing regional parliaments and the Reichsrat
What happened the 2nd May 1933
Trade Unions banned and DAF ( German Labour Front) created