Rise of the Nazis Flashcards
When Hitler bacame chancellor, how many Nazis were in his Cabinet?
2, Hermann Goering and Wilhelm Frick
Which event took place on the 27th February 1933?
Reichstag fire
Which communist was blamed for the fire?
Marinus van de Lubbe
What did Hitler issue in March 1933 that destroyed the power of the reichstag?
The enabling act
After the Communist party was banned, how may votes did the Nazis get?
444, compared to 94 from the oppsition
Which group was immediatly suppressed by Hitler after his rise to power?
Unions, Opposition parties and local governments
Which leader was a threat to Hitler in 1934?
Ernst Rohm
Which verteran army group merged with the SA to take its membership to 3 million?
The Stahlhelm
What name was given to the event where SA officials were rounded up and shot?
The night of the long knives
What did Hitler proclaim himself to be after claiming power?
Fuhrer
Who was in charge of the SS?
Heidrich Himmler
Who was placed in charge of the Gestapo?
Reinhart Heydrich
How many people were in ‘protective prisons’ by 1939?
150,000
What was the name of the first concentration camp?
Dachau
How many people were exectued from 1934-39
534
What was the name given to the agreement between the Pope and Hitler?
The Reichskonkordant
Who was the first leader of the Nazi church?
Ludwig Muller
Which organisation did Nemoller set up to campaign against the Nazis?
The Pastor’s emergent league
What term is used to signify a country with only one leader/ruling party, with no opposition?
Totalitarian state
What does propaganda do?
Manipulate opinions or create new ones
Who was the propaganda minister of Nazi Germany?
Joseph Goebbels
How many newspapers were banned in 1935?
1500
What percentage of houses had a ‘people’s radio’?
70%
What was held each year to show support for the Nazis?
The Nuremburg rallies
Which event was held in 1936 to show the power of the Aryan race?
The 1936 berlin olympics
What role did the chamber of culture do to cultural activities to ensure Nazi ideals?
Gleichschanltung
In may 1933 how many books were burnt, that were written by Jews?
20,000
How many films were released by the Nazi parti?
1300
In which anti communist film showed a young member of the nazi party being killed by communists?
Hitlerjunge Quex
What did the PEL set up in 1934?
The Confessing Church
How many times more members did the Confessing church have than the Reich church?
3 times more members than the Reich church