How Did Hitler Consolidate Power 1933-34 Flashcards
Reichstag fire
reichstag set on fire, allegedly by van derr lubbe who was caught in the building, some believe it was nazis
What is fuhrer
jointly president ,chancellor and head of army
Absolute leader
How many nazi seats in reichstag march 1933
288
Enabling act
CRITICAL MOMENT
SA Intimidate non nazi deputies, reichstag vote to give hitler right to make his own laws
Gestapo
RULED BY TERROR
Nazis :trade unions
Abolished and leaders arrested
He set up German labour front which gave him control over workers
Concordat
An agreement/treaty between a sovereign state and the catholic church, pope sees hitler as able to destroy communist
Banning of political parties,when.?
July1933
People’s courts
judges must swear an oath to the nazis
Night of the long knives
SA leaders demand that nazis carry out socialist agenda and that SA take over army
Hitler can’t annoy army businessmen (doesn’t control them yet)so has SS kill 400 SA members including leader Röhm as well as other opponents
What did the concordat allow hitler to do
Ban the catholic zentrum party
Why did hitler set up the people’s courts
In response to communists not being executed for reichstag fire