hitlers rise to power Flashcards
when was the Reichstag fire
27th February 1933
what was the Reichstag
it was the German parliament
what was the Reichstag fire and who was it blamed on
this was when the government was set on fire and the person that this was blamed on was the young communist van de lubbe. however some think that the Nazi Party started the fire and then blamed it on the communists to make them less powerful and make them less liked by the German public
what were the consequences of the Reichstag fire
van der lubbe was sentenced to death and Hitler was able to persuade Hindenburg to let him pass the Reichstag fire decree
what was the Reichstag fire decree and when was it passed
this was passed on the 28th February 1933 and it restricted civil liberties such as the rights of a citizen when under arrest, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, the right to public assembly and the secrecy of the post and telephone and also it increased the power of the central government giving power normally only held by local regional government and also they established very harsh punishments for certain crimes including the death penalty for arson to public buildings and finally it state that the decree took effect on the day it was announced
who were the first group of people to go to concentration camps
communists that were arrested after the Reichstag fire degree e.g. 4000 communists were arrested the week after the degree was passed
when was the enabling act and what was it
the enabling act was on the 24th March 1933. this law stated that Hitler could create laws without the Reichstags permission this basically ended democracy and disbanded the reichstag
what was the civil service act
in February 1933 soon after Hitler became chancellor many high ranking civil servants were removed from their posts.
what and when was the act for the restoration of the professional civil service
it was on the 7th April 1933. and it required the firing of anyone who was political opponent of the Nazis or anyone who was non-Aryan. this meant that Jews and political opponents could no longer serve as teachers, judges or university lecturers as all these professions were counted as part of the civil service
when was the day long boycott on Jewish businesses
this was the 1st April 1933
what was Hitlers early failure
in November 1923 Hitler led his Nazi party in an attempt to seize power over southern Germany by launching an armed attack on the governments. this Munich Putsch failed completely and Hitler was captured and given a fairly light prison sentence that he served in a large, comfortable room in a German castle. in his captivity Hitler decided that he would no longer try to gain power by force and instead he would exploit German democratic processes to win elections. while he was in prison Hitler started to write about his ‘struggle’ in life’s so far and where he wanted it to lead in the years ahead. these were the ideas that he sent out in the long-winded, rambling and extremist text of Mein Kampf
what were Hitlers main intentions that he stated in speeches through the 1920s
the Nazis must get into power legally, not by a violent takeover. in order to do this they would build mass support by making generous promises.
once elected to power the Nazis would end all opposition as Germany need the strength of a single party government
Purify Germany by removing any Jewish influences and if necessary the Jews must be deported or removed by other means
strengthen Germany’s economy and armed forces so that the nation could once again dominate Europe even if this meant breaking the terms set out in the Treaty of Versailles
Germany must gain land by fighting and winning another war to recapture areas lost through the treaty of Versailles and to fain whole regions of eastern Europe that would give the German people the living space that they need to thrive
the Nazis must, by these policies, set up and pass on to latter generations German empires a great empire (Reich). there had been two such great German empires before 1918, so this one would be called the ‘Third Reich” and it would last for a thousand years
