Reemoving Communists Flashcards
When was the reichstag fire
27th of feb 1933
Who was arrested for the fire
Young Dutch communist van der lubbe
Why’d do people believe that the fire could’ve been started by the Nazis
There was a lack of convicting evidence
What did van deer lubbe say
He confessed and said he started it in protest of the German working class and that he did it by himself
What did Hitler say the Marxists could expect
No mercy
What happened to van derlubbe
Sentenced to death and gullitined in January the following year
What was passed th next day which restricted the freedom of citizens
Feichstag fire decree
How many communists were arrested
Over 4000 including over 100reichstag deputies
Why was this good for the Nazis
It almost completely eliminated there biggest political enemy
