Hitler Becomed Chancellor and how does he consolidate his power Flashcards
1
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Who was the first chancellor ?
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-Hindenburg made FRITZ VON PAPEN but army didn’t like him so he was forced to resign
2
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Who was the second chancellor ?
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-VON SCHLEICHER, old general popular with army DEC 1932, he failed to win support in Reichstag so reigned after 8 weeks
3
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What did Von Papen convince Hindenburg to do ?
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-to appoint hitler as chancellor, believing that he and other Weimar chancellors could control him
4
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How did Hindenburg and Von Papen limit Hitler’s power ?
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- only 3 other Nazi’s were allowed in hitlers cabinet
- Von Papen became Hitler’s vice chancellor
- Hindenburg was still President, most powerful man in government
5
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27 Feb 1933
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- week before 1933 elections, reichstag burnt down
- Hitler made people believe it was part of the communist plot to take over country
- persuaded Hindenburg to pass PROTECTION LAW
6
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28 Feb 1933
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PROTECTION LAW
- gave Hitler the power to target communists, for example, he arrested 4000 leading communists
- helped him win election
7
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23 March 1933
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ENABLING LAW
-gave him power to make laws without approval of reichstag or president
8
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7th April 1933
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THE CRACKDOWN
- used enabling law to put Nazi’s in charge of local government, council and police
- gestapo formed and concentration camps set up for political prisoners
- people too scared to oppose him
9
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2nd May 1933
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BANNING OF TRADE UNIONS
- took away their money and threw leaders in jail
- Trade unions were close allies with Communists and could be more powerful (stopped Kapp Putsch)
10
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14th July 1933
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BANNING POLITICAL PARTIES
- banned all except Nazi’s
- anyone who tried was in jail for three years
