nature of Nazi government Flashcards
why was the functioning of the state labelled as dualism?
there was confusion between the Nazi Party and the German State
many offices were either Nazi Party offices or government offices
who wanted the Nazification of the civil service?
the revolutionary elements of the Nazi Party
they wanted the removal of the traditional state of government
why did the Nazis not make significant changes to the civil service?
- was already made up of educated and experienced officials
- the radical element of the Nazi Party was slowed eroded with the ‘March’ converts
- Hitler’s ambiguity about the merging of party and state
what law led to the removal of Jews from the civil service?
‘Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service’
April 1933
who were the ‘March converts’?
those who joined the Nazi Party after January 1933 and during it’s consolidation of power
what made up the civil service in Germany?
govt officials
judges
teachers
anyone working for the state
when were civil servants forced to make an oath of loyalty to Hitler?
1934
how many civil servants dissented and were later purged?
5%
what was the Reich Chancellory responsible for?
coordinating government
who was in charge of the Reich Chancellory?
Hans Lammers
what was Hans Lammer’s role?
- drew up government legislation
- controlled the flow of information to Hitler
who ran the government ministries at the start of Nazi rule?
leading civil servants who were mostly conservative
what slowly challenged government ministries?
Nazi offices set up to carry out the same roles of governmental offices
how did the Reich Chancellory pass through laws?
using the Enabling Act
why did civil servants at the time, find the Nazi movement appealing?
- most were hostile to the Weimar Republic
- many believed in loyalty to Germany (something Nazism stressed)
from what year did all civil servants have to be members of the Nazi Party?
1939
when was the last time cabinet met under the Nazis?
1938
why did Hitler disagree with the idea of a cabinet?
he was someone who did not like group policy so the concept of a cabinet went completely against his views
after the Enabling Act how many laws were passed through the Reichstag during Nazi rule?
7
when was the last time teh Reichstag was convened?
April 1942
examples of government ministries being challenged
the Foreign Ministry was challenged by the Ribbentrop Bureau
the Economics Ministry was challenged by the Four-Year Plan
why were the courts and judges willing to work with the Nazis?
they opposed the Weimar Republic
were sympathetic to the right-wing
what did judges and lawyers have to sign up to under the Nazis?
Nazi Lawyer’s Association
and had to make the oath to Hitler
what courts were set up in 1933 by the Nazis?
Special Courts to try political offences without a jury
