Germany In Transition Topic 4 Flashcards
When was the reichstag fire
Few weeks after Hitler was elected chancellor, 27 February 1933
When did Hitler become chancellor
Early January 1933
Who did the Hitler blame the reichstag fire on
Communist party
What article did Hitler introduce as a result of the Reichstag fire, and how did it work
Enabling act - article 48
The chancellor and president had full power for the next 4 years.
When was the enabling act passed?
23 march 1933
How many seats did the NSDAP win in the march 1933 election
288
When were the trade unions banned?
2 may 1933
What was introduced to replace the trade unions
German labour front ( deutsche Arbeitsfront) - DAF
What did the German labour front do?
Wage books were introduced to track the workers past employment.
What was the first concentration camp set up called? And when?
Dachau - march 1933
When was the night of long knives
30 June 1934 ( night)
Who was killed on night of long knives?
Ernst röhm
SA members shot by SS
About 400 people mudered in the purge
Von schleichler
What was the impact of the night of long knives?
Turning point in hitlers rule, he eliminated all internal opposition and no one could challenge him anymore.
When does Hitler become fuhrer?
End of august 1934
Hindenburg death events
Following the death of hindenburg august 1934, the army swore allegiance to Hitler the fuhrer.
Why did Hitler call for another election on the 19 of august 1934 even though there was no democracy anymore? And he was Fuhrer? And what were the results?
He wanted to seek approval from the people.
90 per cent ( 38 milllion) of voters agreed with his action, 4.5 million voted against him and 870,000 spoilt their ballet papers.
What did the 19 august 1934 election ballet paper look like?
There was only one option HITLER.
