topic 3 Flashcards
whenwhen did hitler become chancellor?
30 January 1933
how was his power limited?
the weimar constitution controlled what he could do
Hindenburg retained all the power of the chancellor
hitlers cabinet had 12 member but only wilhelm frick and Hermann goering were nsdap members
nsdap members were only about 1/3 of the reichstag
what did the New York Times say?
composition of the cabinet leaves herr hitler no scope for his dictatorial ambitions.
when was the reichstag fire and who did it?
27 February 1933 marines van Der lubb
how many communists arrested on reichstag fire?
4000
when was the new election hitler wanted?
5th march 1933
what did hitler do before the election?
issues decree for the protection of the people and the state
persuaded Gustav KRUPP and other industrialists to bankroll the nazi campaign.
3 million marks donated in one meeting
what was the nazi reichstag members now and what else did hitler do?
increased from 18 too 288 and he ban communist party and took 81 seats
when was the enabling act and what could hitler do now?
24 march 1833
reich cabinet could pass new laws which could overrule the new communist government.
gave hitler right to pass new laws for four years.
how many votes did the enabling act get?
444 votes to 94 and supported by nazi national party and centre party
how and when did hitler attack trade union?
may 1933
broke into trade union offices all over Germany and arrested trade union officials.
ban trade union made strikes illegal
how did he attack political parts and when?
may 1933:
broke into social democratic part and communist party offices and destroyed newspaper and took fundings
July 1933:
hitler issued decree to make all political parties illegal except nsdap
how did he strengthen central gov and weaken local gov?
hitler couldn’t control the 18 lander parliaments so in jan 1934 he abolished the lander parliaments and that governers appointed by him would run every region
when was the night of long knives and where was it ?
30 June 1934
Bavarian town of bad wise
who led the sa and how many members were there?
ernst rohm and it was 3 million
what policies did rohm oppose?
hitlers links with rich industrialists and army generals as he wanted to tax rich and help poor
how many people did hitler arrange meeting with?
100 sa leaders and rohm
what prison was rohm taken?
stadelheim
how many people killed in stadelheim?
6 other sa leaders
how many people killed?
over 4 days 400 people killed including 150 senior members even general von schleicher and his wife
who else important did hitler kill
von papen
when did goering do a press conference?
2 July 1934
when did Hindenburg die and at what age?
2 august 1934 and aged 87
when was the plebiscite and how many votes did they get?
19 august and got 90 percent votes
