Removal of Opposition to Nazi Regime

Question 1

When was the Enabling Act passed?

Answer 1

24 March 1933

Question 2

What did the Enabling Act allow Hitler to do?

Answer 2

It allowed Hitler to make laws without the Riechstag for 4 years. (It was renewed in 1937 for another 4 years.)

Question 3

What was the Law against the Formation of Parties?

Answer 3

A law that made the Nazi Party the sole legal political party in Germany

Question 4

When was the Law against the Formation of Parties passed?

Answer 4

14 July 1933

Question 5

In the November 1933 general election, what percentage of the vote did the Nazis receive?

Answer 5

95.2%

Question 6

When did the Nazis ban all trade unions?

Answer 6

2 May 1933

Question 7

What form of protest was specifically outlawed by the Nazis?

Answer 7

Strikes (groups of workers refusing to work in order to try and get better working conditions)

Question 8

How did Hitler get control over LOCAL government in Germany?

Answer 8

• in January 1934 he abolished all regional (Lander) parliaments
• He then declared that all regions (Lander) would be run by governors, who he would appoint

Question 9

What was opened in 1933 to deal with dissenters?

Answer 9

Dachau concentration camp. Dissenters (people who disagreed vocally with the Nazis) would be sent here (or to other camps) to receive a ‘political re-education’