How The Nazis Controlled Germany Flashcards
How did the nazis use political control?
With a totalitarian dictatorship
What were the 4 ways that Nazis controlled power?
Political control
Lack of control
Violent control
Psychological control
What is a totalitarian dictatorship?
Government by a small unelected minority, with one man having absolute power
In order to control normal people, what did the nazis suspend?
Civil liberties
When was the enabling act?
23 March 1933
What did the decree of 28 feb 1933 do?
Gave hitler emergency powers
What was the major criticism of Weimar Republc in their last 2 years?
They didn’t have the interest of the people at hearts
How many votes were for the enabling act?
444
How many votes were against the enabling act?
94
What does Gleichschaltung mean?
Coordination of all state institutions under nazi control
When had hitler banned all other political parties?
July 1933
After the left wing parties were broken up, what needed to be dealt with?
Trade unions
What was the DAF?
German labour front
When was the DAF set up?
May 1933
What did the DAF do with trade unions?
It brought then all into their organisation
Who was Ernst Rohm
Leader of SA
How did Rohm feel about nazi Germany?
He didn’t like it
How did hitler deal with Rohm?
Plans were made to get rid of him, and the SA
What happened on night of the long knives?
Leading SA men and other Nazi opponents were murdered
Who planned Night Of The Long Knives?
Himmler and Goering
What is a purge?
Getting rid of unwanted people, usually by murdering them
What was the result of the NOTLK?
SA became a part of SS
Who ruled the SS?
Himmler
What does führer mean?
Leader
When was Himmler made head of police and SS?
1936
What was the euthanasia programme?
People with hereditary illnesses were killed
What was final solution?
Plan to kill all the Jews in Europe
What was the lebensborn programme?
Single German women would book themselves into hotels, to be made pregnant by SS men
What was the Waffen SS?
A second army that fought alongside the army
When was the waffen SS founded?
November 1940
What was the Gestapo?
Secret police
What was the SD?
The SS’ security service
How many agents did the Gestapo have?
Up to 30,000
What did the Gestapo rely on?
Informants