Depth Study 3 - Hitlers Rise Flashcards
What is totalitarianism?
A system of government that is centralised and dictatorial and requires complete subservience of the state
What is Gleichschaltung?
The standardisation of political, economic and social institutions as carried out in authoritarian state
What three factors lent themselves to Hitler’s to chancellorship?
Pseudo-legal and constitutional
Cultural and Gleichschaltung
Violence, Intimidation and Propaganda
When was Hitler appointed as Chancellor?
30th January 1933
Did Hitler have a majority in the Reichstag?
No, just a loose coalition of the Centrum, NSDAP and Germans People Party
How many Nazis were in the Reichstag when Hitler came to power?
3/12
Who was Hitler’s Vice Chancellor?
von Papen
Why did Hitler go everywhere with Hindenburg?
To build up personal support
Why was State GV abolished by Von Papen?
He believed it was not capable of handling conflicts with Nazis and Communists
When was state GV abolished?
20th July 1932
When did Goring join the Nazi Party?
1922
What did Goring achieve for the Nazi Party?
He helped reform the SA to the successful unit
