Nazi Control Flashcards
Calling for a Reichstag Election
-Hindenburg dissolved the Reichstag and election date was set for March 5th
-Needed 2/3 majority to change the constitution
What election date was set for the first election in 1933?
March 5th
What majority was needed to change the constitution?
2/3
Reichstag Fire
-Communists were blamed
-4000 members of the KPD were arrested
-Ernst Thalmann the leader of the KPD was also arrested
-Their names were left on the ballot papers to split the left wing vote
-Scared the middle class into voting for the Nazis
-Nazis introduced police state under Article 48
How many members of the KPD were arrested after the Reichstag fire?
4000
What Article introduced the police state?
Article 48
Why Hitler was not opposed over the night of the long knives?
-Too many influential groups stood to gain such an Army
-SS
-There was no real channel for opposition such as the press as Hitler had censored it
Why younger troops liked Hitler in 1933?
-Hitler promised rearmament
-Increased troop limit leading to promotion of younger officers
What had Hitler received that gave him in support within the army?
2 iron crosses
How did the Night of the Long Knives impact Hitler’s relationship with the army?
-Won him the trust of the army
What did the Night of the Long Knives do to the SA?
-Destroyed SA power
-Insured the army would be the only armed force
-Meant the SA could not replace anyone
How did the army grow between 1935-36?
100,000 to 500,000
How did senior officers feel about Hitler in 1937-38?
-Imminent war plans scared the senior officers
-Officers resisted Hitler
-Senior officers were fired and replaced by Nazi sympathisers
Why did Hitler not care about the state of affairs in 1938?
-Suited him
-Didn’t want to cause more to hate him
-He could rule anyways
Use of propaganda
-Joseph Goebbels was made minister for propaganda and englightment
-Was involved in party propaganda from the 20s onwards
What year was Joseph Goebbels made Minister for Propaganda and Enlightment?
1933
Architecture as Propaganda
-Rebuilding Berlin to create an appearance of power and permanence
Methods of Propaganda
-Architecture
-Sculpture
-Radio broadcast
-Staged photos of Hitler
-Olympics
-Footballer salute
-Events
-Holidays
Sculptures as propaganda
-Used to portray the ideal German
-Celebrating the aryan race
Radio Broadcasts as propaganda
-Listened to by workers
Staged photos of Hitler as propaganda
-Made him lol like a nice person
-Increases support
-Family roles
-Traditional
Statutes at sporting events as propaganda
-Legitimised the Nazi regime
-Increased profit
-Increases idea
Events as propaganda
-Celebrates the idea as if it was a religion
How effective was propaganda?
-Obtaining reliable evidence from people is difficult
-Peoples perception of the regime was fluid
-Attributing the publics attitude of the regime to just propaganda, ignores other factors
-Historians themselves disagree about th effectiveness
Tim Mason
-Sceptic of Nazi propaganda
-Especially on effect on social groups such as working class
Richard Geary
-Propaganda was more recurve where it could play on traditional prejudice and values of German middle class society issues like Nationalism, Anti-socialism, Family values
David Welch
-Believes Nazi propaganda was successful in strengthening support for Hitler, the regime and military
-Wasn’t able to indoctrinate only reinforce
Hitler Myth
-Hitler was portrayed as someone who personified the nation and stood aloof from selfish interest
-He understand the people
-Economic miracle of Germany
-Representation of popular justice and defended Germany against enemies
-Responsible for success in government
-Rebuilt Germany’s strengths in foreign affairs
Why did the HItler Myth develop?
-Reaction to weakness and division of weimar
-Satisfied emotional need for a strong gov
-Reinforced tradition and authoritarianism
-Developed from long established führer principle
-Propaganda
-1933 success
