Nazi Germany - The Big Story 1919 to 1934 Flashcards
When was the Nazi party founded?
1919
Who founded the Nazi party?
Anton Drexler
Which wing is the nazi party?
Right wing
When did Hitler take over leader ship
1921
When did the nazis try and takeover by force?
1923
The nazis tried to take power by force in the what?
The Munich Putsch
How long was the party banned for?
2 years
Hitler wrote what in jail?
Mein kampf
In what year did the nazis relaunch and decide to take power through democracy
1925
What is the SA?
The nazis own personal army also known as the brown shirts.
Who was in charge of propaganda?
Goebbles
Who was the SS?
An elite force of soldiers who wore black shirts
What showed the weinmar government to be failing?
The wall street crash leading to a great depression
What did the nazis want to abolish?
The treaty of Versailles
What had the treaty of Versailles reduced?
The German army
What are 2 things the nazis promised?
- To deal with the depression by offering people food and work
- To get more german territory through the policy of lebenstraum
Why did they want to destroy the communists?
They were concerned there might be a revolution in Germany
Who did the nazis believe were racially supreme?
Aryans
Who did they believe were racially inferior?
Jews
What did the nazis believe jews should not have?
The same rights or be viewed as citizens.
In what year did the nazis win the election and Hitler made chancellor?
1933
What 3 restrictions did the nazis have on his power?
- Communists had a large amount of support
- Germany was a democracy
- People could rise up
What date did the Reichstag building burn down?
27th February 1933
Who was caught burning the reichstag building?
A dutch communists called Marius Van der Lubbe
What did the nazis say the reichstag fire was?
A wider communist plot
Hitler used the reichstag fire to persuade president Hindenburg to pass what?
The Reichstag Fire Decree
What did the Reichstag Fire Decree restrict?
Civil liberties
How many communists were arrested as a result of the reichstag fire decree
4000 communists and the party was banned
When did nazis win the election and how many seats?
5 march 1933 they won 288 seats
Who did the nazis join with to get a majority?
Nationalists
When was the enabling act passed?
24 march 1933
What did the Enabling Act do?
Gave Hitler the power to pass any law without consulting anyone
What does Gleichschaltung mean?
Bringing into line, coordination, takeover
2 ways the nazis put people in a state of fear?
- Book burning
2. Civil Service act
In the first 6 months jews were targeted and persecuted by?
Preventing working in legal or medical profession and county wide boycott
Why did the Nazis turn on the trade unions?
They were concerned they might try to organise a strike
After what day were the trade union leaders arrested?
A Day of National Labour
The Nazis set up what to replace the trade union?
The Deutsche Labour Front
What was the first party the nazis removed?
The Social Democrats
On 14th July the nazis passed a law to do what?
Remove all political parties
Why did Hitler create the People’s court?
Hitler was frustrated that the courts wouldn’t do his bidding
The People’s court was different in what ways?
Only nazi approved judges were chosen and the number of death penalties imposed increased
The Nazis wanted to reduce the Local Government power by what act?
Act for the Reconstruction of the State
Germany was split into how many Gaue?
42
Why were the SA a threat?
They were being increasingly violent and difficult to control and their leader Rohm was openly talking about taking over.
When and where were the SA arrested?
On the 30 June 1934 at a hotel outside Munich
In the night of the long knives the SA and what other opponents were arrested?
SA and all conservative opponents.
Overall how many people were murdered?
85 people including Rohm
3 impacts of the Night of Long Knives?
- The power of the SA was reduced
- Legality of murder as a political tool
- The rise of the SS and Himmler
When did Hindenburg die?
2 august 1934
What did Hindenburg’s death allow Hitler to do?
Combine offices of Chancellor and President. Hitler had total power and took the new title Fuhrer
