Hitler's Consolidation of Power Flashcards
When is Hitler appointed chancellor
January 1933
What does Hitler control now that he’s chancellor to try and gain more support for winning the Presidential election
Most newspaper and radio stations
When was the Reichstag Fire
February 1933
Who was blamed for the Reichstag fire February 1933
Young Communist
(Van der Lubbe)
Why was the Reichstag Fire 1933 good for Hitler
Claimed a Communist Uprising to try and make them gain less support so the Nazis would gain even more support
What happened in March 1933
Hitler forces Hindenburg to believe that the Reichstag fire was a communist plot to take over Germany
A special protection law would have to be passed to help Hitler deal with the ‘plot’
When is the protection law passed
March 1933
What happens February 1933
Reichstag Fire
What was the Protection law passed as a result of
The Reichstag Fire
Hitler argued a special law was needed to restrict the power of the Communists
What things were banned as part of the Protection Law passed March 1933
Communists were banned from elections
Communist newspapers were shut down
Thousands of Communists were sent to concentration camps
What Act is passed in March 1933 following the protection law
The Enabling Act
What was the Enabling Act
Passed March 1933
Gave Hitler full power and control and he could make laws without the Reichstag
First thing Hitler uses his power from the Enabling Act (passed March 1933) to do
(April 1933)
Take control of local police, Government and councils
Form Gestapo
When are the Gestapo formed
April 1933
Straight after the Enabling Act is passed as Hitler now has full control and power to do whatever he wants so uses this ‘secret police’ to crush oppositions
What happens May 1933
Hitler bans all trade Unions
(Took away workers rights so removed opposition)