Hitler Establishing A Dictatorship

Question 1

What year was the Reichstag fire?

Answer 1

1933

Question 2

What effects did the Reichstag fire have? (2)

Answer 2

• Communists were banned from elections

- Passing of The Decree for the protection of People and State

Question 3

What did the decree for the protection of People and State allow? (2)

Answer 3

• Hitler could suspend civil rights and imprison political opponents
• Communist newspapers were banned

Question 4

What year was the enabling act?

Answer 4

1933

Question 5

What were the effects of the Enabling Act? (2)

Answer 5

Hitler could pass any laws he wanted without consulting the Reichstag

One party rule

Question 6

When was the one party rule put into place?

Answer 6

July 1933

Question 7

What year did the night of the long knives take place in?

Answer 7

1934

Question 8

Why did the night of the long knives take place? (3)

Answer 8

• SA seen as thugs
• Hitler was afraid Ernest Rohm would overthrow him
• The army wouldn’t associate

Question 9

What are the effects of the night of the long knives? (2)

Answer 9

• Secured support of army

- Fear and terror became part of Nazi rule

Question 10

When did president Hindenburg die?

Answer 10

August 1934

Question 11

Hitler declared himself as what after President Hindenburg died?

Answer 11

Fuhrer

Question 12

What are the 4 points of how Hitler went from Chancellor to Dictator

Answer 12

• The Reichstag fire
• The Enabling act
• The night of the long knives
• Death of President Hindenburg