How Hitler became Chancellor then Dictator with a state of total control Flashcards
When did Hitler become Chancellor of the Weimar Republic?
January 1933.
Who was the President at the time who appointed Hitler as Chancellor?
Hindenburg.
Did Hindenburg want Hitler to become Chancellor?
No, he felt he could not be controlled.
How was standing for President in 1932 a boost for Hitler?
More people discovered who he was and he was able to voice his Nazi ideas to all of Germany.
Who did Von Schleicher suggest as Chancellor after Bruning resigned?
Franz Von Papen
When did Bruning resign as Chancellor?
May 1932.
Why did Von Papen call new elections in November 1932?
Von Papen was hoping votes/support for the Nazis would decrease and he would be able to control the Reichstag.
Why was Von Papen’s time as chancellor doomed to fail in December 1932?
He did not manage to gain overall control of the Reichstag and the public hated him.
What was Von Papen and Hindenburg’s reasoning for finally making Hitler Chancellor? (2)
Von Papen promised Hindenburg that he could control Hitler.
Von Papen was promised by Hitler he could work with the government.
What mistakes did Von Papen make? (2)
He was too ambitious.
He underestimated Hitler.
When was the Reichstag fire?
27th February 1933.
What was the Reichstag fire?
The building where the government met caught fire and burned to the ground.
Who was arrested and blamed for the fire?
A communist named Marinus van der Lubbe.
What did Hitler do because of the fire?
4000 communists were arrested.
A state of emergency was declared.
The communists were banned from campaigning for vote in the next elections.
When were the next elections held following the Reichstag fire?
March 1933.
How many seats in the Reichstag did the Nazis win in the March 1933 elections?
288.
What did the Enabling Act give Hitler the ability to do?
Hitler was allowed to pass laws without the involvement of the Reichstag.
When did Hitler ban Trade Unions?
May 1933.
Why did the banning of Trade Unions help Hitler?
Reduced communist support and thinking.
When did Hitler ban Political Parties?
July 1933.
Why did the banning of Political Parties help Hitler?
Removed all of his political opposition.
When did Hitler reorganise local government?
July 1933.
Why did the reorganisation of local government help Hitler?
Prevented any part of Germany from believing it could have its own form of government.
When was the ‘Knight of the Long Knives?’
June 1934.
What happened during the ‘Night of the Long Knives?’
More than 100 SA leaders and rivals were executed by the SS.
Name the two most important people executed during the ‘Knight of the Long Knives?’
Ernst Rohm and Gregor Strasser.
How were the political killings justified by Goering in July 1934?
He claimed that Rohm had been planning to turn against Hitler.
When did Hindenburg die?
2nd of August 1934.
How did Hindenburg’s death affect Hitler?
He became Fuhrer.
What does Fuhrer stand for?
Leader.
