Democracy to Dictatorship

Question 1

Reichstag Fire (27th Feb 1933)

Answer 1

Reichstag building burned down by Van de Lubbe (communist/maybe Nazi?) caught and executed.
Hitler claimed this to be part of a conspiracy against him, Hind promised election on 5th March 1933 and Hitler can rule by decree

Question 2

Decree (‘For the protection of the People and the State’)

Answer 2

Hitler suspended civil rights of German citizens, imprisoning political opponents (4000 sent to Dachau) and banned communist newspapers

Question 3

Police Force

Answer 3

Hitler made Goering chief of police, made them turn the other cheek to the SA, before election in 1933, Nazis raided the SPD HQ

Question 4

Krupp

Answer 4

Krupp and other industrialists donated around 3 million marks to the Nazis after just one meeting and continued to donate, financing their campaign