HITLERS CONSOLIDATION OF POWER - ENABLING ACT Flashcards
When was the enabling act passed?
23rd march 1933
How many votes did the Nazis get on the March 5th vote?
288 votes
What is the Enabling act?
An act that allowed Hitler to pass any laws without consulting the Reichstag or the President.
To pass the Enabling Act, what did Hitler have to do?
He had to Ban the Communists and Intimidate the Social Democrats
How many votes was the Enabling Act passed by?
444 votes to 94
How many years was the ‘Nazi Rule’
11 years
How many times did the Reichstag fire meet through the 11years of Nazi Rule?
12 times
What happened when the vote for the enabling act was held?
SS and Sa men were posted inside and outside the Kroll Opera House to be used as an intimidation tool
Who opposed the act?
The Social Democrats
What were the Consequences of the Enabling act?
- Trade Unions were banned, their leaders were arrested, their funds were seized and all strike action was illegal
- Hitler was now dictator of Germany
- Hitler could pass laws for 4 years without consulting the Reichstag
- Hitler had banned all other political states ( Germany was now a one-party country)
- Civil Service purged all Jews
- Catholic centre party co-operated with the Nazis so they won’t be treated like the communists
When were trade unions abolished?
May 1933
When were political parties banned?
July 1933
