Nazis Rise To Power

Question 1

What year did Hitler become the leader of the Nazi party?

Answer 1

1921

Question 2

Who was the minister of Propaganda, and from what years?

Answer 2

Joseph Goebbels 1933-1945

Question 3

Who was Wilhelm Frick Minister of? What did this help shape

Answer 3

Minister of the Interior, this helped shape the racial policy

Question 4

Who was Ernst Rohm and when was he killed?

Answer 4

Leader of the SA, originally Hitlers body guard. Was murdered on the Night of Long Knives

Question 5

Who was 2nd in power after Hitler?

Answer 5

Herman Goering

Question 6

On the 30th June 1934, who took action against Rohm

Answer 6

Hermann Goering

Question 7

Who was the deputy leader of the nazi party (3rd in power)?

Answer 7

Rudolf Hess

Question 8

Who ran the SS and was responsible for implementing the Final Solution?🐔

Answer 8

Heinrich Himmler

Question 9

What did Nazi Ideology in 1933 teach students?

Answer 9

1. harshness of the TOV and how it cast a dark shadow over Britain until Hitler cam into power
2. The Weimar government which ruled after the first war were blamed for signing the treaty and disgracing Germany

Question 10

Name 5 nazi demands-

Answer 10

1. Scrap the Treaty of Versailles
2. Bread and work for all
3. Destroy marxism
4. Subdue the Jew
5. Ensure aryan supremacy

Question 11

Name 5 more nazi demands

Answer 11

1. Fight for lebenraum (living space)
2. Build Nationalism
3. Strengthen Central Government
4. Nationalise important industries
5. Improve education

Question 12

Name the 4 ways the Nazis established the Dictatorship

Answer 12

1. Remove the communists
2. Remove german democracy
3. Gleichschaltung
4. Remove opposition

Question 13

What major event helped the nazis dictate or the 27th of February 1933?( STEP 1 OF ESTABLISHING DICTATORSHIP)

Answer 13

The Reichstag Fire

Question 14

Van Der Lubbe was arrested and blamed for the fire, how did this help the Nazis?

Answer 14

Nazis claimed that it was part of a communist plot and helped them gain 44% of the votes on the March election

Question 15

What were the 3 consequences of the Reichstag Fire?

Answer 15

1. Nazis used it to crush the opposition
2. Used it to persuade President Hindenburg to bypass the Reichstag and declare an emergency decree
3. 4000 communists were arrested

Question 16

When was the emergency decree and what did it involve?

Answer 16

28th February 1933

Restricted all civilians of liberties such as freedom of speech, press and assembly

Question 17

When was the enabling act?

Answer 17

24th march 1933

Question 18

In the Nazis second step in establishing dictatorship, the nazis REMOVED GERMAN DEMOCRACY by passing the Enabling Act (when) 3 points💪🏼⚔️❌

Answer 18

24th March 1933

1. Gives the chancellor the power to pass any law without permission
2. The SA intimidated voters (44% in march election)
3. End of democracy and the Reichstag

Question 19

What did Gleichschaltung consist of (STEP3) 1933

Answer 19

1. The use of terror 22nd March
2. The official encouragement of anti-semitism
3. The civil service act a week later (7th April)
4. Book Burnings 10th May

Question 20

How did the germans create terror on the 22nd March 1933 (STAGE1 OF GLEICHSCHALTUNG)

Answer 20

SA and SS removed opposition and sent them to the new Dachau camp

Question 21

How did the german authorities act on the official encouragement of anti-semitism ? (STAGE2 OF GLEICHSCHALTUNG)

Answer 21

Jewish boycott in April 1933 meant Jewish businesses were destroyed and Jews were removed fro important roles in society

Question 22

What happened a week after the Jewish boycott? (STAGE3 OF GLEICHSCHALTUNG)

Answer 22

On the 7th April 1933 The Civil Service act was introduced to remove all non Aryans from positions of power

Question 23

(STAGE4 OF GLEICHSCHALTUNG) how many books were burnt on the 10th May

Answer 23

25000

Question 24

What was step4 of establishing dictatorship

Answer 24

removing opposition

Question 25

What was the first way the Nazis removed opposition

Answer 25

In MAY They abolished Trade Unions because they were seen as breeding grounds for communists

Question 26

What was the second way Hitler removed opposition?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

When was the Act that banned new parties passed?

Answer 27

14th JULY 1933

Question 28

How did the Nazis achieve Total Power from July 1933-August 1934?
3points

Answer 28

1. Controlled local government-gestapo ruled local towns with terror
2. The peoples court-APRIL 1934
3. The Night of Long Knives 30th JUNE 1834

Question 29

Other than fear, what were 3 consequences of the Night of Long Knives

Answer 29

1. The power of the army was secured
2. The SAs power was reduced
3. The rise of the SS and Himmler

Question 30

When does Hitler become Fuhrer?

Answer 30

AUGUST 2nd 1934 after Hindenburg died

Question 31

What 4 things made it so hard to oppose the Nazis?🗡🏭📰✝️eg

Answer 31

1. The machinery of Terror
2. Concentration Camps
3. Effective Propaganda
4. Opposition