nazi totalitarian state Flashcards
what did hitler use to allow him to put the enabling act in place
he used his position as chancellor and his majority of seats in the reichstag to allow the passing of the enabling act
what did the enabling act allow hitler to do
he could make decisions without speaking to or getting the opinion of the reichstag
what steps lead to the ending of democracy
may 1933 - trade unions banned
may - july 1933 - political parties banned
1934 - nazi officials ran every region of germany
30th june 1934 - night of the long knives
what happened on the night of the long knives
rohm, the leader of the sa was accused of plotting against hitler, so he and other key sa members were killed
what did the end of the sa allow for the nazi army
the ss could now control the country with their brutal and intimidating approach. the german army swore and oath of loyalty giving hitler total military control
what was the job of the SD
security force that dealt with people thought to be opposing the nazis, they also wore uniforms
what did the gestapo do
they listened into normal people’s conversations while being hidden as a normal civilian
where were opposers of the nazis placed
in concentration camps, where they were forced to do labour
what did the concordat in 1933 allow
it allowed the nazis to rule without interference from the church if it was allowed to run normally
what event did the nazis try to use to gain support
they used events like the olympics in berlin 1936 as was of gaining support
how did the nzis use propoganda
they used the latest technology, the radio to get their message to all
they censored all types of media to make the nazis appear good to all different classes of people
