Germany KQ2 Flashcards
Why do the nazis gain power?
1926-goebbels in charge of propaganda 1928-17 seats 1930- Hindenburg lets chancellor use article 48, people lose confidence in the government 1932- hitler 4-5 rallies per day 1932-230 seats
How did the nazis do in July 1932?
37.5% of votes, biggest party in reichstag
Hitler demanded to be chancellor but Hindenburg hated him so chose Von papen
Why was hitler Denied the chance to be chancellor, even though the nazis were the biggest party and who was elected instead?
Hindenburg hated hitler, he elected Von papen instead
Who replaced Von papen?
Von schleicher, the members of the reichstag didn’t like Von papen, they didn’t like Von Schleicher either
What deal did hitler make
He would be chancellor and Von papen vice, Hindenburg reluctantly agreed, 30th jan 1933- hitler becomes chancellor
What problems did hitler have?
Only 2 out of 12 ministers were nazi
Less than half the seats were nazi
Hindenburg could sack hitler at any time
Reichstag fire
Feb 1933 Dutch communist van der lubbe is found near to a burning reichstag, hitler blames him and the communists are banned from campaigning
Issued an emergency decree to ban basic rights such as freedom of speech, closed Social Democrats’ newspapers
Enabling act
March 1933 used article 48 to make decisions without reichstag approval for 4 years removed civil rights and made nazis only party
Used SA and SS to make members of the Reichstag vote for it
441-94
Night of the long knives
The SS were tasked with murdering possible enemies to the nazis, this included Ernst Rohm, the sa leader, as he knew the sa were too strong.
30th June 1934
Who dies in August 1934
Hindenburg, hitler is now führer
What does gleichstaltung mean?
Control of every part of life. Trade unions banned, workers part of nazi union. Boys in hitler youth, no local governments. No other political parties from 1933
SS
Led by himmler, they were hitler’s personal bodyguard
Dealt with opposition violently
Killed SA members in night of the long knives
Elite bodyguard
Gestapo
Part of SS led by Heydrich, arrest without trial, political opponents and Jews in concentration camps
18 camps knows as “Death Head’s Units”
Legal system
Peoples court put enemies on trial, hitler made all laws, nazis could get away with anything, judges swore an oath
Posters
Cheap and easy
Nazi youth and SS portrayed very well, nazi posters
