The Nature Of The Nazi Government(1933-1939)

Question 1

If not the Reichstag, who made and enforced laws in Nazi Germany?

Answer 1

The nazi government

Question 2

Why did Hitler keep much of the existing bureaucracy of the previous Weimar government?

Answer 2

• The civil service had already been purged of Jews and political opponents who may conspire against the new Nazi government.
• Many government clerks were already nazis before 1934
• Non Nazi ministers provided a useful level of continuity

Question 3

What was a new organisation Hitler set up?

Answer 3

The Reich Propaganda Ministry, headed by Joseph Goebbels

Question 4

What was the principle of volksgemeinschaft?

Answer 4

The “people’s community”

Question 5

How many laws did the Reichstag pass between 1934 and 1945?

Answer 5

7 laws

Question 6

How was leadership defined under the Nazi regime?

Answer 6

The whole Nazi state operated under the policy of the Führerprinzip, a strict hierarchical order.

Question 7

Who were the decision makers in the Nazi government?

Answer 7

Those who were personally loyal to Hitler and achieved the results he wanted were tolerated

Question 8

How much did the SS grow in size between 1933-1939?

Answer 8

By 1933, the SS numbered 52,000. It numbered 250,500 in 1939

Question 9

How many concentration camps were established between 1933-1945?

Answer 9

Approximately 20,000 camps

Question 10

How did the Nazi regime continue the nature of government from the Weimar Republic?

Answer 10

Systems of governance from the Weimar Republic maintained under Nazi rule