Hitler in to power Flashcards
When did Hitler become Chancellor?
January 1933
When did Hitler become Führer?
August 1934
When did Hitler convince Hindenburg to call a new Reichstag election ?
March 1933
When was the Reichstag fire?
February 1933
When was the Enabling Act passed?
March 1933
When were political parties banned?
July 1933
When was the Night of the Long Knives?
June 1934
What happened during the Reichstag fire?
Dutch communist, Marinus van der Lubbe, was arrested and charged with setting the Reichstag building on fire.
Days later in the election 44 per cent of the population voted for the Nazis.
What happend as a result of the Reichstag fire?
This enabled Hitler to imprison many communist leaders, which stopped them campaigning during the election.
Hitler had arrested all the communist deputies
How was the Enabling Act passed?
Parties were intimidated by the SA, communists were arrested so,
As Hitler had 288 seats this meant he had a large supporting, so the Enabling Act was passed
What did the Enabling Act do?
Hitler had the right to make laws without the Reichstag’s approval for four years
Why was the Enabling Act deemed important in Hitler’s consolidation of power?
It gave Hitler absolute power to make laws, which enabled him to destroy all opposition to his rule. This removed the Reichstag as a source of opposition.
When were trade unions abolished?
May 1933
How did the abolition of trade unions help Hitlers consolidation of power?
Abolishing the trade unions allowed Hitler to destroy a group that might have opposed him.
DAF created
He had control over German workers
DAF
German Labour Front
- Hitler’s “trade union” which allowed him to have control over all German workers