Hitler Takes Political Control Flashcards
What did the treaty of Versailles mean for Germany
No air force, tanks or Anschluss with Austria
Army limited with 100,000
Lost lost of land e.g all foreign colonies, Alsace Lorraine, polish corridor and Malmedy
Had to pay reparations to the allies
How did the Nazis gain power
The Nazis took advantage of the rocky political system as many other parties in charge abused the emergency powers.
In July 1932 the Nazis won 230 seats in reichstag making them the largest party.
Hindenburg didn’t fully trust Hitler so made Von papen chancellor. Papen was later replaced by Von Schleicer as he abused emergency powers. Papen didn’t like this so worked with Hitler to make him chancellor. Papen did this as he thought he could use Hitler as his puppet and he would pull the strings for the country to operate. This didn’t work as Hitler took total control
Who were the kpd
The communist party.
How did Hitler eliminate communist opposition
Marinus Van der Lubbe was blamed for the Reichstag fire. He was a communist.
What did the law for the protection of state and people achieve
Allowed Nazis to use emergency powers.
What was the night of the long knives
A night in which Hitler ordered the SS to kill the SA leaders and old political opponents. Hitler did this as he needed support from the German army. He also didn’t like that Ernst Rohm was becoming too powerful and was also gay which was against the Nazi ideologies. This event killed 200 people and allowed the unification of the army and the SS.
When did the elections take place
March 1933
What was the Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire happened in February 1933. This fire allowed Hitler to use his fear of communism and convince Hindenburg to give him emergency powers to put people in prison.
What is gleichschaltung?
The co-ordinating of all aspects of German life to fit with Nazi ideals
