Hitler + NSDAP

Question 1

Who was Von Hindenburg?

Answer 1

President of Germany

Question 2

Who was Von Papen?

Answer 2

Vice Chancellor

Question 3

Who was Von Schleicher?

Answer 3

Ex Chancellor

Question 4

What was the 25 Point Programme?

Answer 4

The manifesto of the Nazi Party

Question 5

What happened 30th January 1933?

Answer 5

Hitler became Chancellor

Question 6

What happened on 24th - 29th October 1929?

Answer 6

The Wall Street Crash occurred

Question 7

What did Nazis believe in regarding race?

Answer 7

They believed in Social Darwinism, and that some races were superior (Aryan) and some were inferior (Jewish)

Question 8

Who was Rohm?

Answer 8

A German military officer and close friend to Adolf Hitler. Co Founder of the SA and later became its commander

Question 9

Who was Goering?

Answer 9

A German political and military leader and one of the most powerful men in the Nazi party from 1933 to 1945

Question 10

How did Hitler become chancellor?

Answer 10

During the depression the Nazis became experts at the use of propaganda, therefore depicting Hitler as Germany’s last hope. Using the radio, Hitler’s name and message was reached out across Germany, promising to end unemployment and tear up the Treaty of Versailles. He also gave the German people a group of people to blame for the Great War (Jews)

Question 11

Date of the Reichstag fire?

Answer 11

27th February 1933

Question 12

Name the man and group blamed for the Reichstag fire

Answer 12

A Dutch communist, Marinus van der Lübbe and the Communists were blamed for the fire

Question 13

Which law did Hitler persuade president Hindenburg to pass to deal with communists and when was it passed?

Answer 13

For the Protection of People and State, 28th February 1933 Hindenburg signed the Emergency Decree

Question 14

How did Hitler get the Enabling law passed?

Answer 14

By winning the support of the NSDAP, Nationalist Party and Catholic Centre Party and silencing the KPD by using the powers of the decree for the protection of people and state

Question 15

What was the enabling act ?

Answer 15

The enabling act allowed the Nazis to rule by decree without the consent of the Reichstag through laws and to persecute any of its opponents for 4 years
This was easily passed due to the SA and SS having started a campaign of violence to scare or imprison opponents to the party.
The Act also allowed the Nazis to change the constitution to fit their needs and Nazi ideologies

Question 16

When was the enabling act passed?

Answer 16

23rd March 1933

Question 17

How did Hitler become Fuhrer finally? (5)

Answer 17

• von Hindenburg was the only Person in Hitlers way, yet he died on 2nd August 1934
• A day earlier a new law was passed which merged together the jobs of President and Chancellor and replaced both with the all-powerful position of Führer and Reich Chancellor
• The army showed their thanks to Hitler for removing the SA threat by swearing an oath of personal loyalty to the Führer
• Once Hitler became Führer the Germans were asked to vote in plebiscite to indicate their approval
• Almost 90% of those who voted agreed with his actions

Question 18

When did Germany become a totalitarian state and why was this impressive? (2)

Answer 18

• 18 months after Hitler’s appointment as a relatively weak chancellor, he had turned Germany into a totalitarian state.
• It is impressive because the revolutionary changes introduced had been implemented legally, using the powers granted by the 1933 Enabling Act

Question 19

What happened after the Reichstag fire ?(2)

Answer 19

• Six days after the fire, the elections took place.

- The Nazis did not get enough seats for a majority but they joined with the nationalist party to achieve this

Question 20

Describe how the Nazis gained power in Germany in 1933 (4)

Answer 20

• The Reichstag fire on 27th February 1933 was used by Hitler to exploit President von Hindenburg’s fear of a communist takeover. He persuaded the President to approve the Decree for the Protection of People and State, which suspended many civil rights and ruined the KPD election campaign
• The election of 5th March 1933 took place amidst an outpouring of Nazi propaganda and intimidation. While they didn’t secure a majority initially, they joined with the Nationalist party and this left the Nazis in a stronger position in the cabinet and government
• Hitler used the DPPS to ban the KPD and won the support of the Catholic Centre Party in order to pass The Enabling act of 23rd March 1933, which allowed the government to introduced laws without Reichstag or President approval
• Gleichschaltung (bringing into alignment) involved April 1933 Jews being removed from legal professions and civil service jobs and key positions in the government being taken over by Nazis, May 1933 all trade unions being outlawed and replaced by DAF and July 1933 the Law against the establishment of political parties made Nazis the only legal political party