Nazi Control And Dictatorship Flashcards
When was the Reichstag fire
27th feb 1933
What happened at the Reichstag fire
Communist van der lubbe was found at scene
Hitler claims its communist takeover
Uses Reichstag fire decree to arrest 4000 communists and ban communist and socialist newspapers
When was the enabling act
25 March 1933
What was the enabling act
Hitler could make laws without consulting the Reichstag - Germany no longer a democracy
When were all political parties removed n
July 1933
When were trade unions banned
May 1933
Forced to join German labour front (DAF)
When was the night of the long knives
30th June 1934
What happened at the night of the long knives
Hitler used SS to kill SA
400 dead
Including rohm
Used opportunity to kill other opponents eg Von schleicher and strasser
When did Hindenburg die
August 1934
What happened as a result of hindenburgs death
Hitler merged roles of chancellor and president together - fuhrer
Called this regime the third reich that would last 1000 years
Who led the gestapo
Heydrich
What was the reich church
Founded in 1933 to create a new nazi church
What changed were there under the Reich church
Stop giving sermons from Old Testament - associated with Jews
Ministers who weren’t pure aryan were banned
Tried to influence sermons to convey propaganda messages
What was the concordat
Promised that catholics were allowed to worship and keep their catholic schools in return for not interfering with nazi policies
How did Hitler betray the concordat
Closed down catholic schools
Ban catholic youth groups
Sent priests who opposed to conc camps
What did nazi messages focus on
Glory of war
Hitler as powerful leader
Evils of communism
Inferiority of Jews
Glorifies aryan race
What was the most popular annual event
Nuremberg rally
Parade showing strength of Germany
When did Hitler host the Olympic
1936
What was an embarrassing moment for Hitler in the olympics
When African American Jesse Owen’s won gold in 100m
How many newspapers did the Nazis control
By 1944 80% of German newspapers
How many pastors and priests were sent to conc camps
800 pastors
400 priests
Who were the two youth opposition
Edelweiss pirates
Swing youth
Who were edelweiss pirates and what did they do
Group of youths in the Rhineland
Attack Hitler youth
Anti Nazi slogans in graffiti
American style clothing
Symbol was the edelweiss- alpine flower
2000 of them
Who were the swing youth and what did they do
Embraced the ‘degenerate’ culture of the Weimar republic
Played jazz
Drank alcohol and smoked
Organised illegal dances that thousands attended
From wealthy backgrounds- unlike edelweiss (as they had record players)
What happened to the edelweiss pirates
700 arrested in 1942
12 publicly hanged as a message
What happened to the swing youth
Sent anyone caught listening to
Jazz to concentration camps
