Hitlers Rise To Power Flashcards
What were goebbels 2 main tasks?
- ensure nobody in Germany could see or hear anything that goes against nazi party views
- ensure that nazi party views were portrayed in the most persuasive ways possible
Who did goebbels have to work with?
The SS, the gestapo (hitlers secret police) and Albert Speer
What did the SS and the gestapo deal with?
People who wrote anti nazi articles
What did Albert Speer do?
Worked personally with goebbels to create public displays of propaganda
When was the reich chamber of commerce set up?
1933
What was the reich chamber of commerce?
The nazi organisation of art, literature, music, radio, film and newspaper
What was the nazis new censorship regime?
You could only hear or see what the nazis wanted you to hear or see
What happened to people who belonged to different parties?
They went to concentration camps
What happened to hitler in January 1933?
Hitler was appointed chancellor
What happened in February 1933?
The reichstag fire which creates an emergency
How many % of votes does the nazi party win in March 1933?
52% of votes
When does hitler pass the enabling act?
March 1933
How does hitler pass the enabling act?
Using article 48
What happens in July 1933?
The law passes against the formation of new parties, Germany becomes a one party state
What happened in June 1934?
The night of the long knives
When does Hindenburg die?
August 1934
Who is the army personally loyal to?
Hitler
Who did hitler appoint as the minister of propaganda?
Joseph Goebbels
Name 3 causes of the night of the long knives
- hitler feared that Ernst röhm and the SA were becoming too powerful and would overthrow him, leaving him defenceless
- he didn’t want his election campaign funders to see him as weak
- finally defeat all of his other opponents
Who led the SA?
Ernst Röhm
Who led the SS?
Himmler
Who led the gestapo?
Goering
What was the night of the long knives?
When hitler ordered the SS and the gestapo to execute the SA and anyone who could overthrow hitler, like kurt von schleicher (who proceeded him as chancellor) and von kahr (who betrayed him in the Munich putsch)
How many people were executed in the night of the long knives?
400
What did hitler blame their executions on in the night of the long knives?
They were homosexual
Name 5 consequences of the night of the long knives
- people were loyal to hitler as they were scared of him
- hitler showed everyone he was the boss
- hitler no longer had any enemies
- the SA were never as powerful again
- hitler had a new reputation as a strong leader
When was the law against the formation of new parties?
July 1933
When was the night of the long knives?
June 1934
When does hitler become the fuhrer?
August 1934
