how and why hitler was able to become chancellor in jan 1933 Flashcards
how many people were unemployed in 1932
6 million
what article could the president in an emergency make laws without consulting the reichstag- pass laws by decree
article 48 of the constitution
who was the chancellor in 1930
heinrich bruning- economic policies were unpopulat, raised taxes, cut level of unemployment benefit and reduced the salaries of government employees
who did the sa attract
attracted many ex-soldiers and freikorps
in the 1932 elections how many votes did hitler and hindenburg have
hindenburg- 19 million, hitler 13 million
how many seats did the nazis have in may 1928
12
how many seats did the nazis have in sept 1930
107
how many seats did the nazis have in july 1932
230
how many seats did the nazis have in nov 1932
196
how many seats did the nazis have in march 1933
288
who did hndenburg appoint chancellor in may 1932 and why did he fail
von papen, didnt have enough support, hindenburgs advicers said that the army was against him
who did hindenburg appoint chancellor in december 1932
von schleicher- failed to gain majority, resigned after 8 weeks
when did hitler become chancellor
jan 30th 1933- hindenburg tried to ensure that hitlers power would be limited by maiing von papen the vice chancellor and restricting the number of other nazis in the cabinet to two
when was the reichstag fire
27th feb 1933
who was said resonsible for the reichstag fire
dutch communist marinus van der lubbe
what was the emergency decree called after the reichstag fire
protection of the people and the state- gave hitler powers to arrest anyone suspected of opposing the government, opportunity to arrect political opponents in the march election
the numebr of seats the nazis won in the march 1933 elections were…
288
what did the enabling act allow hitler to do
make laws without the reichstag- voted 444 in favour against 94 socialists against
when were trade unions clsed down
may 1933- replaced by german labour front
what was concordat and when did it happen
hitler signed agreement with thte pope,c atholics agreed to accept hitlers promise that he would not interefere with catholicsm in germany
how many of nazi party members were in the stormtroopers and thugs
2 million
why did rohm prose a threat to hitler
make stormtroopers part of the gemrman army
this alarmed hitler- could make roehm the most powerful man in germany
sa could challenge his leadership
when was the night of the long knives
30 june 1934
who was ‘gotten rid of’ in the night of the long knives
rohm
previosu chancellor- von schliecher
400 people executed