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
