growth of nazis

Question 1

appeal

Answer 1

most people had lost faith in weimar so turned to extreme parties
showed idea of strength in bad times
SS and SA were organised and eliminated opponents/ protected nazis
propaganda spread presenting hitler as a saviour
changed message to fit different social groups
volksgemeinschaft- restore traditional values

Question 2

28-30-32 votes

Answer 2

2.8%
18%
37%
DNVP- Nazi alliance

Question 3

leadership changes

Answer 3

32- nazis gain power in reichstag
april 32- hindenburg re elected as pres
may 32- Brüning replaced by von papen
July 32- hitler demands to be chancellor
- nazis are largest party
nov 32- nazis lost vote (no majority)
dec 32- von papen resigned, replaced by von schleicher (not supported by nazis)
-papen agrees w hindenburg to make hitler chancellor and papen vice chancellor
jan 33- hitler made chancellor

Question 4

reichstag fire

Answer 4

27 feb 33
communist found on site
Goering claims its a communist plot
4000 communists arrested that night

Question 5

march 33 election

Answer 5

hitler issued decree allowing him to imprison political opponents and ban communist papers
made sure police ignored violence of SA

Question 6

enabling act

Answer 6

march 33
reich cabinet could pass new laws
laws overrule constitution of weimar
laws proposed by chancellor
24 march 33- passed with 444 votes to 94
hitler used stormtroopers to intimidate reichstag

Question 7

eliminating opposition

Answer 7

may 33- hitler bans trade unions + makes strikes illegal
july 33- makes all political parties except NSDAP illegal

Question 8

night of the long knives

Answer 8

Röhm seen as threat as SA numbered 3 mil
-too powerful
by 33, 60% of SA were permanently unemployed
30 june 34- meeting w rohm and 100 SA
- all imprisoned and shot after being arrested
2 july 34- goering announced killings were in best interest of germany

Question 9

taking power

Answer 9

2 aug 34- hindenburg died
- hitler declares himself fuhrer
- forced every soldier to give oath of loyalty to him
19 aug 34- vote held
- 90% in favour of nazis

Question 10

SS

Answer 10

led by himmler
by 1936 controlled all police/ security forces

Question 11

SD

Answer 11

led by heydrich
uniformed
spied on critics/ political opponents

Question 12

gestapo

Answer 12

heydrich
not uniformed
feared by public
arrested 160,000 in 1939
prosecuted those who criticised nazis

Question 13

reichstag fire decree

Answer 13

police could tap telephones and open letters
27th feb 33