hitler maintenance and consolidation of power Flashcards
when Hitler was appointed chancellor what limited his leadership?
the government was not a fully nazi government, there were only three nazi cabinets. it was a mixed collolition
what did Von Papen beleive about hitler?
that he could be tamed but was ultimately wrong.
what did hitler use his position s chancellor to do?
he used his position and other people such as the prussian minister of the interior, and the national minister of the interior to build a strong parliamentary base in government.
what was the failure of the left that lead them to be unable to combat Hitler?
they were unable to form a united opposition to combat hitler, the KPD referred to SPD members as social fascists, thus making it impossible for a united front to be formed.
what did hitler do in attemet to acheive parlimentary majority in 1933?
he called for elections, howver the NSDAP had lost support in november 1932
what gave hitler an advantge in tge march 1933 elections?
he could use his position as Chancellor and the strong regional branches, with Goering and Prussion minister of the inteerior and Frick and National Minister of the interior.
what was the reichstag fire?
a week before the election the Reichstage was set on fire by an affiliate of the KPD
what was the effect of the Reichstag fire on hitler?
it was positive to hitler, who managed to suppress the KPD who were seemingly unprepared to defend themselves and persuaded hindenburg to pass the reichstage fire decree
by persuading hindenburg into passing the decree and establishing a state of emergency what did this allow hitler to do?
- Germans los civil liberties
- Legal means were utilized to repress the opposotion
- opposition leader were imprisoned
- Anti-Nazi publications were suppressed.
why did hitler wait untill after the elections to bad the KPD
he allowed the KPD to run in order to dilute anti-nazi votes shared with the SPD and to prevent violent uprisings
what were the electorl outcomes of march 1933
the NSDAP increased its seats in the reichstage, however it was not an absolute majority.
this showed that the population was still unwilling to fully support Nazism
what does historian richard evans arugue that the votes for the Zentrum and BVP suggests?
that some people still desired a democracy
what occured after the electoral outcomes of march 1933?
street violence increase and SA members attacked KPD and SPD members.
the nazis manufactured the breakdown of law and order to tighten control over Germany
the KPD was a banned party and the elected deputies could not participate.
what was the enabling act?
a bill that gave hitler the given power to rule by decree for 4 years, this essentially have him dictatorial power.
what was the Lsw for the Re-establishment of the civil service 1933?
a law that allowed for
- non Aryans to be dismissed
- Officials whose politica; activities could threaten the state were dismissed
- those of jewish descent were removed from education, the judiciary and diplomacy
