Topic 3 Consolidation Of Power

Question 0

The enabling act

Answer 0

23 march 1933
Proposed transferring full legislative and executive power to the chancellor for 4 years
This would give hitler the right to rule by emergency decree with full power

Question 1

Despite the reichstag fire and propaganda

Answer 1

The increased number of seats from 196 to 288 still only represented 43.9% of the vote and didn’t have the overall majority

Question 2

The communists were

Answer 2

Banned from the reichstag because of the reichstag fire

Question 3

A deal was made with the centre party

Answer 3

Guaranteeing catholic liberties in exchange for the absence of any opposition to any of hitler measures

Question 4

So on March 23 1933

Answer 4

With SA and SS storm troopers lining the walls of reichstag the act was passed
Only the socialists voted against it
Legal dictatorship was now open

Question 5

Gleichschaltung was

Answer 5

A process of destroying or neutralising all all groups in a position to undermine his power

Communists and social democrat parties banned
Law against formation of new parties
All other parties illegal

Question 6

Schools and universities

Answer 6

New syllabuses
January 1934 lander abolished and nazi reich governors appointed making Germany a centralised unitary state hitler with supreme power

Question 7

German businesses

Answer 7

Came under control of a reich economic chamber
Media controlled by goebbels
However until August 1934 hitler still could have been dismissed by Hindenburg

Question 8

This all made possible

Answer 8

The mass indoctrination of the german population