Nazi Control and Dictatorship 1933-39 Flashcards
When did Hitler become chancellor
Jan 1933
Why did Hitler call another election as soon as he became Chancellor
to gain more power in the government
What happened a day before the March election
The Reichstag Fire
Who was arrested and executed for the Reichstag Fire
A dutch communist
What did Hitler claim after the Reichstag Fire
That Germany was under attack and he needed special laws to defend the country
What was the laws Hitler was given to surpass the Weimar Constitutions laws
Emergency Laws
What did the Emergency Laws lead to
Thousands of Nazi opponents and communists were sent to the first concentration camps; opposition newspapers were shut down ; dozens were murdered by the SA
What did the Enabling Law do for Hitler
temporarily made him dictator
What did Hitler do with the Enabling Law
Shut down trade unions ; banned all other political parties ; put Nazis in charge of every area of Germany that hadn’t got elected
What was Röhm incharge of
the SA
what happened to röhm and the S.A. on June 30th
He was arrested and shot along with 400+ brownshirts in killings
Who died on August 1934
President Hindenburg
What did Hitler do when Hindenburg died
Made himself Fuhrer(President)
