for the test Flashcards
when did hitler become chancellor of germany
january 1933
what did hitler convince president hindenburg to call on march 1933
a Reichstag election
what happened on 27 february 1933
Reichstag fire
what happened on the 23 march 1933
enabling act
what happened on the 14th july 1933
political parties banned
what happened on the 30th june 1934
night of long knives
what happened on the 19th august 1934
hitler becomes fuhrer
how did the reichstag fire help hitler gain power
to persuade hindenburg to pass an emergency law restricting personal liberty- he imprisoned many communist leaders and the SA intimidated other parties
how did the enabling act help hitler gain power
gave hitler absolute power to make laws to destroy all opposition
how did hitler taking over state governments help him gain power
centralise all policy and make sure different stages listened to him
how did the night of king knives help hitler gain power
destroyed all opposition within nazi party and gave power to the SS, it killed rohm who was potentially trying to take over germany’s army, and former chancellor con schliecher
Who were the SS
1925, Led by heinrich himmler, most important, set up concentration camps, wore black uniforms, loyal to hitler/himmler, act outside of law
who were the gestapo
nazi secret police force, monitor german population, generally ordinary people, spied, allowed to use torture to get confessions
who were the SD
set up 1931, led by heydrich, intially meant to monitor/distrupt other parties, ended keeping info on suspicious people
How did hitler control the legal system
Judges had to swear oath of loyalty to Hitler, lawyers to join Nazi’s Lawyer Association, trials by jury abolished