Potsdam Day And The Enabling Act

Question 1

What did Hitler need in order to make amendments to the Weimar constitution?

Answer 1

A two-thirds majority in the Reichstag

Question 2

What was threatening Hitler’s two thirds majority?

Answer 2

The SA were taking the law into their own hands and gave the impression of a revolution from below

Question 3

When was the opening of the Reichstag in Potsdam?

Answer 3

21st March 1933

Question 4

What did Hitler do at Potsdam and why?

Answer 4

He bowed to President Hindenburg

Hitler was keen to show that he had control over the more radical elements in the Nazi movements

Question 5

What law did Hitler pass on the same day as Potsdam?

Answer 5

Malicious Practices Act

Banned criticism of the regime

Question 6

When did Hitler present the Enabling Act?

Answer 6

23rd March

Question 7

What was it like at the Kroll Opera House?

Answer 7

Communists were denied entry

Deputies in attendance faced intimidation from the SA who surrounded the building

Question 8

How did Hitler gain the support of the Z party?

Answer 8

Promised to respect the rights of the Catholic Church and to uphold moral and religious values

Question 9

By how many votes was the Enabling Act passed by?

Answer 9

444 votes to 94