History - Hitler Consolidates Power

Question 1

Name the ways Hitler consolidates power?

Answer 1

Reichstag fire, emergency decree, enabling act, night of the long knives, Hitler youth

Question 2

Reichstag fire

Answer 2

1932 - Nazi’s had most seats, but still did not have absolute majority (50%), they only had 43.9%
Fire occurred 27th Feb 1933 - allegedly started by communists (Nazi party feared a communist uprising)

Question 3

Emergency Decree

Answer 3

Hitler persuaded Hindenburg
Allowed Hitler to lock people (communists) up without trial
Communists = no longer a threat

Question 4

Enabling Act

Answer 4

Hitler - sole dictator of Germany, Reichstag basically voted itself out of office (Hitler no longer needed 50% majority vote to pass laws

Question 5

Night of the Long Knives

Answer 5

Hitler betrays his own supporters to eliminate a threat from within
Kills Ernst Rohm (found him in bed with another guy) and other SA leaders
Hindenbug dies August 1934 and Hitler assumes total power of Germany

Question 6

Hitler Youth

Answer 6

Brainwashed children to think like soldiers from a young age

Support from a young age (was planning to be in power for a long time)