Nazi consolidation of power Flashcards
Reichstag fire date
Feb 27 1933
How many communists arrested due to reichstag fire
4000
Reichstag fire events [4]
1) Feb 27 burned dpwn
2) Hitler blamed commies, told hindenburg they planned to overthrow
3) demanded emergency powers
5)4000 commies arrested
Reichstag fire aftermath [2]
1) Decree for the protection of the people and the state
2) newspapers shut down to prevent commies campaign
Why was the reichstag fire important to Hitler? [3]
1) allowed to scapegoat commies
2) got more seats in 5th March election bc no commies so majority
3) allowed Hitler to push Enabling Act
When was the election after the Reichstag Fire?
March 5th 1933
How many seats in Reichstag
March election
288
Enabling Act date
March 23rd 1933
Why was the enabling act passed?
SA and SS intimidate Reichstag
What did Hitler do with enabling act [4]
1) abolish local government
2) create one-party dictatorship
3) removed opposition
4) ban trade unions, strikes illegal
Why was the Enabling Act important to Hitler? [3]
1) able to pass laws w/o consultation
2) able to eliminate opposition
3) able to end democracy
Concordat date
July 20th 1933
Concordat events and result [2]
HItler reaches agreement w/ pope that catholic church protected but stay out of politics
as a result catholic centre party banned w/o resistance
Night of the Long Knives date
June 30th 1934
Night of the Long Knives why and events [4]
1) Rohm controlled 4mil-threat
2) SA demanded to takeover army and businesses
3) Hitler accuses Rohm of treason
4) 400 executed
Why was the night of the long knives important? [5]
1) army satisfied, loyal
2) eliminated SA threat
3) SA and SS fully under Hitler’s control
4) SS more power
5) business owners give support
Army oath date
August 2nd 1934
Army oath events [2]
1) Hindenburg dies
2) army swore oath of loyalty, stay out of politics
Army oath result [3]
1) Hitler spends vast sums on rearmament
2) brings back conscription
3) plans to make Germany great military power again
Why was army oath important [2]
made sure army wouldnt interfere
had title of Fuhrer
Decree for the protection of the people and state allowed…?
Hitler to bacn communists from march election by ending people’s civil rights
