Hitler's creation of the dictatorship Flashcards
When was the Reichstag fire?
27 February 1933
Who were blamed for the fire?
The Communists were blamed for the fire
This was because a Dutch Communist called Van der Lubbe was found at the site.
What decree did Hitler pass after the Reichstag fire?
On 28 February 1933, the Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State was issued by Hindenburg after being advised by Hitler.
What did the Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State do?
It stripped all German citizens basic rights such as a right to a fair trial. German citizens could now be arrested without a charge. Hitler had no plan to scrap this decree. The Gestapo and the SS would thrive from this decree.
What did Hitler do to the Communists?
He expelled the communists from Parliament and arrested many leaders.
What was the result of the 5 March 1933 election?
Nazis win 288 seats in the Reichstag
However this is not a majority so Hitler’s Enabling Act cannot be passed
What was the Enabling Act?
It would give Hitler autocratical powers to make whatever laws and decrees he wanted without passing them through the Reichstag.
When was the Enabling Act passed and how was it passed?
It was the passed on the 23 March 1933
SA stormtroopers were present in the Reichstag and intimidated the non-Nazi Reichstag members.
What was the result of the Enabling Act vote?
444 to 84 (all of the SPD vote against)
When were the trade unions dissolved?
2 May 1933
What replaced the trade unions?
The German Labour Front
When was the Concordat signed?
20 June 1933
What was the Concordat?
An agreement between the Nazis and the Pope which assured Catholics that they would not be persecuted under the Nazi regime.
This got rid of the Zentrumspartei
When were all the political parties banned in Nazi Germany?
14 July 1933
When was the Night of the Long Knives?
30 June 1934
