Nazis Rise To Power Flashcards
What year did Hitler become the leader of the Nazi party?
1921
Who was the minister of Propaganda, and from what years?
Joseph Goebbels 1933-1945
Who was Wilhelm Frick Minister of? What did this help shape
Minister of the Interior, this helped shape the racial policy
Who was Ernst Rohm and when was he killed?
Leader of the SA, originally Hitlers body guard. Was murdered on the Night of Long Knives
Who was 2nd in power after Hitler?
Herman Goering
On the 30th June 1934, who took action against Rohm
Hermann Goering
Who was the deputy leader of the nazi party (3rd in power)?
Rudolf Hess
Who ran the SS and was responsible for implementing the Final Solution?🐔
Heinrich Himmler
What did Nazi Ideology in 1933 teach students?
- harshness of the TOV and how it cast a dark shadow over Britain until Hitler cam into power
- The Weimar government which ruled after the first war were blamed for signing the treaty and disgracing Germany
Name 5 nazi demands-
- Scrap the Treaty of Versailles
- Bread and work for all
- Destroy marxism
- Subdue the Jew
- Ensure aryan supremacy
Name 5 more nazi demands
- Fight for lebenraum (living space)
- Build Nationalism
- Strengthen Central Government
- Nationalise important industries
- Improve education
Name the 4 ways the Nazis established the Dictatorship
- Remove the communists
- Remove german democracy
- Gleichschaltung
- Remove opposition
What major event helped the nazis dictate or the 27th of February 1933?( STEP 1 OF ESTABLISHING DICTATORSHIP)
The Reichstag Fire
Van Der Lubbe was arrested and blamed for the fire, how did this help the Nazis?
Nazis claimed that it was part of a communist plot and helped them gain 44% of the votes on the March election
What were the 3 consequences of the Reichstag Fire?
- Nazis used it to crush the opposition
- Used it to persuade President Hindenburg to bypass the Reichstag and declare an emergency decree
- 4000 communists were arrested
When was the emergency decree and what did it involve?
28th February 1933
Restricted all civilians of liberties such as freedom of speech, press and assembly
When was the enabling act?
24th march 1933
In the Nazis second step in establishing dictatorship, the nazis REMOVED GERMAN DEMOCRACY by passing the Enabling Act (when) 3 points💪🏼⚔️❌
24th March 1933
- Gives the chancellor the power to pass any law without permission
- The SA intimidated voters (44% in march election)
- End of democracy and the Reichstag
What did Gleichschaltung consist of (STEP3) 1933
- The use of terror 22nd March
- The official encouragement of anti-semitism
- The civil service act a week later (7th April)
- Book Burnings 10th May
How did the germans create terror on the 22nd March 1933 (STAGE1 OF GLEICHSCHALTUNG)
SA and SS removed opposition and sent them to the new Dachau camp
How did the german authorities act on the official encouragement of anti-semitism ? (STAGE2 OF GLEICHSCHALTUNG)
Jewish boycott in April 1933 meant Jewish businesses were destroyed and Jews were removed fro important roles in society
What happened a week after the Jewish boycott? (STAGE3 OF GLEICHSCHALTUNG)
On the 7th April 1933 The Civil Service act was introduced to remove all non Aryans from positions of power
(STAGE4 OF GLEICHSCHALTUNG) how many books were burnt on the 10th May
25000
What was step4 of establishing dictatorship
removing opposition
What was the first way the Nazis removed opposition
In MAY They abolished Trade Unions because they were seen as breeding grounds for communists
What was the second way Hitler removed opposition?
With the communists dealt with Hitler needed to get rid of the Social Democrats.
He did this by accusing them of being corrupt and arrested over 3000 of them, tortured and imprisoned them.
Other parties see this and disband in fear
When was the Act that banned new parties passed?
14th JULY 1933
How did the Nazis achieve Total Power from July 1933-August 1934?
3points
- Controlled local government-gestapo ruled local towns with terror
- The peoples court-APRIL 1934
- The Night of Long Knives 30th JUNE 1834
Other than fear, what were 3 consequences of the Night of Long Knives
- The power of the army was secured
- The SAs power was reduced
- The rise of the SS and Himmler
When does Hitler become Fuhrer?
AUGUST 2nd 1934 after Hindenburg died
What 4 things made it so hard to oppose the Nazis?🗡🏭📰✝️eg
- The machinery of Terror
- Concentration Camps
- Effective Propaganda
- Opposition
