Hitler Is Chancellor!!!! Flashcards
What was standing in hitlers way of becoming dictator?
The president can fire him
Unions: coal miners union: unions were the reason why the kapp putsch failed
Other parties: proportional representation
He needs to be friends with the army
The SA could get in his way.
There was only 3 nazis out of 12 in his cabinet.
When did hitler become chancellor and what did he plan to do?
1933 jan 30
He wanted to be a dictator.
What is hitlers first act as chancellor?
Jan. 31st he calls an election which is to be held on March 5th 1933
What happened 1 week before the election?
On the 27th February 1933 the Reichstag was set alight.
Who claimed to have started the fire?
Van Der Lubbe
Who did people think began the fire?
The communists because they were afraid of them.
Who was it likely who caused the fire?
The nazis: they needed to somehow blame the communists to gain more votes and to decrease the amount of votes received by the communists.
The next day after the Reichstag fire hitler published a new law through article 48. What was it?
Decree for the protection of people and state
This was a law that meant hitler was able to jail anyone without trail.
What did hitler do after the Reichstag fire?
All communist meetings banned
Communist papers closed down
SA became police.
What was the big tactic that the nazis used to convince people to vote for them”
Fear
What happened in the march 1933 election?
The nazi votes went up by a lot but still not a majority,?
