Politics Flashcards
Goering
Interior minister for Prussia and appointed 50,000 SA as auxiliary police officers
Who did Nazis blame Reichstag fire on
A Dutch communist which was used to crush the KPD
How many people were arrested in late night raids of communist homes
4000
What % of seats did Nazis and nationalists have in Reichstag Jan 1933
40%
How many seats did you need to pass laws in Reichstag
50%
How many seats did you need to change the constitution
2/3
When did Hitler call for new elections
March 1933
How many people died in political violence connected to march elections
69
How many RM did Nazis raise from big businesses to fund their campaign
3 million
What % did Nazis get in March elections
43.9%
Who did Nazis form coalition with after march elections
DNVP
When did Reichstag meet to discuss Enabling Act
23rd March 1933
How many KPD and SPD deputies were refused entry to the Enabling Act meeting
81 KPD and 26 SPD
Gleichschaltug
Co-ordination, integration or bringing into line
When was KPD ceased ineffective and when was it banned
mid March 1933
mid July 1933
When was SPD banned
July 1933
When did DNVP dissolve itself
June 1933
When did centre party dissolve itself
6th July 1933
Law against Establishment of Political Parties
Passed 14th July
It outlawed formation of new parties
How many members did SA have by 1933
2 million
How many enemies of Nazis would be killed in Rohm Purge
around 80 between 30th June and 2nd July
How many Reichstag deputies killed in Rohm Purge
12
How much did SA membership decline between 1934 and 1938
2 million to 1.2 million
What is a polycratic regime
Where there are many centres of power e.g. Ministry of economics and Four Year Plan Organisation both tasked with handling the economy
How much autobahn was built 1935-36
1000km
What is cumulative radicalisation
When other people in gov would develop policies to win over Hitler
What is a prerogative state
where the rule of law has been abandoned
How many times did the German cabinet meet in 1935 and 1936
12 in 1935
4 in 1936
When were Special Courts set up to try political offences without a jury
1933
When were People’s courts set up
1934
How much did SS grow from 1942 to 1944
100,000 to 900,000
Death camps
Treblinka, Belzec, Auschwitz-Birkenau
When were roads and power supplies destroyed
April and May 1945
When did Hitler commit suicide
30th April 1945
When did Nazism come to an end
7th May 1945
