Key Dates & Events Flashcards
When did Hindenburg appoint Hitler as Chancellor?
30 January 1933.
When was the Enabling Act put in place and what did it do?
5 March 1933 - It allowed Hitler to have dictatorial power as the act allowed the Cabinet to introduce legislation without it first going through the Reichstag. Any legislation passed also did not need presidential approval.
On which date were Trade Unions banned?
May 1933.
When did the Reichstag Fire occur?
27 February 1933.
What was the Reichskonkordat and when was it signed?
The Reichskonkordat was an agreement by the Catholic Church that they would not oppose the political and social aims of the Nazi Party. It was signed in July 1933.
When was the law passed that made it illegal to form a new political party in Germany and made the Nazi Party the only legal political party?
14 July 1933.
What occurred on 29 July 1934?
The Night of the Long Knives - Hitler had the SA leaders killed.
When does Hindenburg die and what does Hitler do in response?
August 1934 - Hitler combines the roles of President and Chancellor.
When were the Nuremberg Racial Laws passed and what did they do?
September 1935 - Deprives Jews of German citizenship and rights.
When was Hitler Youth membership made compulsory?
September 1935.
When was Kristallnacht and what was it?
November 1938 - Waves of attacks on Jews throughout Germany.
When did WWII officially begin?
1 September 1939.
When did the Euthanasia Program begin?
October 1939.
When was the Wannsee Conference and what was decided there?
July 1941 - It was decided that the Jews were to be completely eliminated.
Which year was the Gestapo formed and who by?
1933 - Hermann Göring.
