Germany - Nazi Germany Flashcards
What happened in 1929?
Wall Street Crash.
Who was the chancellor from 1930 to 1932?
Bruning.
The chancellor change?
1932 May - Von Papen is chancellor July - Elections to gain support (failed) November - Schleicher made chancellor 1933 January - Hitler made chancellor
How did they limit Hitler’s power?
- Von Papen was vice-chancellor
2. Only two other Nazis allowed in the cabinet
When did the Reichstag Fire take place?
February 1933
What did the Reichstag Fire allow Hitler to do?
Use Article 48 of the constitution (Emergency Decree) to remove political opponents e.g Communists
How did Hitler get the Enabling Act passed?
- SA bullied people into voting
2. Communists weren’t allowed to take their seats
When did democracy cease?
March 1933
How did Hitler consolidate power?
- June 1934 Night of Long Knives - Removal of SA
- Gestapo and SS removed opponents
- Removal of right to trial before imprisonment
- Trade Unions removed in 1933, replaced with German Labour Front
Who was the leader of the SS?
Heinrich Himmler
Who was the leader of the Gestapo?
Reinhard Heydrich
Why was the SA removed?
Hitler thought they were plotting to overthrow him immediately, but really it was because he needed a less rowdy army
How were Youths treated?
- School education changed - eugenics, modified history, Aryan biology
- Boys were taught military skills, girls taught housekeeping
- Youth camps e.g Hitler Youth and League of German Girls
What was censored?
- Books e.g book-burning of May 1933
- Films e.g Leni Riefenstahl’s films
- State-run press and newspaper
- State radio and 6000 loudspeakers put in streets for Hitler’s speeches
How was propaganda administered?
- Rallies e.g Nuremberg rallies that took place from 1933-1938 every September
- Make Germany great, criticise Treaty of Versailles and blame Jews for disrupting Germany since 1918
- 1936 Berlin Olympic Games - Anti-Jew slogans put away (Olympia film, L.R)
- Josef Goebbels - Minister of Propaganda