Hitler Takes Political Control Flashcards
Unit 1 of the Nazi Germany section
When did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
30th January 1933
When did the Reichstag Fire happen?
27th February 1933
How did Hitler use the Reichstag Fire?
Outmanoeuvre the communists in the election, claim that communists couldn’t be trusted, suggest to Hindenburg that it was a communist rebellion and persuade Hindenburg to pass the LftPoftPatS
When was the Law for the Protection of the People and the State passed?
February 1933
What did the LftPotPatS do?
It gave the government the power to suspend civil rights and emergency powers to have anyone suspected of working against the government interned
When was the Enabling Act passed?
23rd March 1933
How was the Enabling Act passed?
Since the law changed the constitution and required 2/3 of the Reichstag to vote for it, Hitler got the support of the CCP and used the SS, SA and the LftPoftPatS to make sure his opponents could not vote against it
What did the Enabling Act do?
It gave the Nazis absolute power to make laws without the Reichstag’s consent for 4 years.
When did the process of Gleichschaltung start?
March 1933
When were all of Germany’s state Parliaments closed down (except Prussia) and re-established with Nazi majorities?
March 1933
When were trade unions and striking outlawed and replaced by the DAF?
May 1933
When did Germany become a one-party state?
July 1933
When were the People’s Courts established?
April 1934
Why was Hitler worried about Ernst Rohm and the SA?
They had grown too large (2 million members in 1933) and the army disliked them - Rohm was a homosexual, a socialist and wanted to crush the army
When was the Night of the Long Knives?
30th June 1934
How many people were killed on the Night of the Long Knives?
200
What three specific people were killed on the Night of the Long Knives?
Ernst Rohm, von Kahr and von Schleicher
When did President Hindenburg die?
2nd August 1934
The ___ were prepared to vote for the Nazis to keep the ___ out of power.
Middle class, Communists
