Germany Topic 4 - Consolidation Of Power

Question 1

List the events in Hitler’s consolidation of power?

Answer 1

Hitler becomes Chancellor
Reichstag fire
Protection law
Enabling act
Night of the Long knives
Army oath
Hitler becomes Fuhrer.

Question 2

Who were the Nazis in Hitler’s cabinet when he first became Chancellor?

Answer 2

Wilhelm Frick and Herman Goering.

Question 3

When did Hitler call for his first election

Answer 3

Fifth of March 1933

Question 4

How many people died in the day of the March election

Answer 4

70 people

Question 5

When was the Reichstag set on fire

Answer 5

One week before the election on the 27th of February 1933

Question 6

Who did the Nazis arrest for the Reichstag fire

Answer 6

Marinus Van der Lubber

Question 7

Why did the Nazis arrest a Communist for the Reichstag fire

Answer 7

To exploit the Communists and gain advantage in the election

Question 8

Following the fire what was Hindenburg persuaded to sign

Answer 8

The decree for the protection of the people and state

Question 9

What did the protection law allow the Nazis to do

Answer 9

Allowed Nazis to imprison political opponents furthermore the communist and socialist newspapers were banned

Question 10

What were the results of the 1933 March election for the Nazis

Answer 10

The Nazi party won 288 seats which was 43.9% of the overall vote

Question 11

Following the march the 1933 election who did the Nazis form a correlation with

Answer 11

The National party

Question 12

After the March election what did Hitler decide to create

Answer 12

Enabling act

Question 13

What did the enabling act do for the Nazis

Answer 13

The enabling act gave Hitler full power and no power to the right stag dissolving Weimar and Democracy

Question 14

When was the enabling act passed

Answer 14

23rd of March 1933

Question 15

What was the night of the Long knives also known as

Answer 15

Operation hummingbird and also the blood purge

Question 16

What was the night a long knives

Answer 16

The removal of the SA

Question 17

Why did Hitler want to remove the SA

Answer 17

Hitler saw the SA as a significant threat and also he wanted to win over the support of the army

Question 18

Why was the SA seenas a significant threat

Answer 18

Rome holds strong views on how he thought the country should run including incorporating the army into the SA

Question 19

Why was the tension between Rome and the SS and Gestapo?

Answer 19

Himmler wanted to break away from the SA.
Goering wanted to lead the Armed Forces opposing the SA.

Question 20

When was the night of Long knives

Answer 20

30th of June 1934

Question 21

What did Himmler inform Hitler about forces The night of the Long knives

Answer 21

Rome was about to seize power

Question 22

Who were killed on the night of the Long knives

Answer 22

Rohm and main leaders of the SA

Question 23

How many people were murdered on the night of the knives

Answer 23

400 people

Question 24

Why was the night of the Long knives considered a turning point for Hitler

Answer 24

Hitler had eradicated all opponents and caused more fear and terror to potential opposition

Question 25

What knock on affect the death of Hindenburg cause

Answer 25

The army swore their allegiance to Hitler and then Hitler selected him self As Fuhrer

Question 26

What were the results of the 19th of August referendum

Answer 26

90% of people agreed for Hitler To become Fuhrer