TOPIC 4 Consolidation Of Power

Question 1

When Hitler becomes chancellor there were …. other Nazis in the cabinet of …

Answer 1

only 2
12

Question 2

Hitler calls a general election for …. hoping it would give him a ….. in the Reichstag

Answer 2

March 1933
clear majority

Question 3

Leading up to the election in March 1933, there were about …. deaths

Answer 3

70

Question 4

On …. the Reichstag building was set on fire, a week before the election

Answer 4

27th February 1933

Question 5

Nazis arrest a …… called …… and charge him with starting the Reichstag fire

Answer 5

Dutch communist
Marinus van der Lubbe

Question 6

….. use the Reichstag fire as an opportunity to claim that …..

Answer 6

Hitler and Goebbles
the communists were about to stage a takeover

Question 7

Hitler persuaded Hindenburg to sign the ….
Which suspended ….. and allowed the Nazis to ….

Answer 7

‘Decree for the Protection of People and State’
Basic civil rights
Imprison large numbers of their political opponents

Question 8

All communist and socialist ……. were …..

Answer 8

newspapers
banned

Question 9

In March 1933, the Nazi Party won ….. seats in the election

Answer 9

288

Question 10

In March 1933, the Nazis ……. and a ….. was formed with ….

Answer 10

Did not win a majority
Coalition
The National Party

Question 11

Enabling act passed on ….
This gave Hitler and his government ….

Answer 11

23rd March 1933
full powers for 4 years

Question 12

The Enabling Act marked ….

Answer 12

The end of democracy and the Weimar Constitution in Germany

Question 13

Hitler creates …. a National Socialist state that ….

Answer 13

Gleichschaltung
controlled and monitored every aspect of German life

Question 14

All trade unions were banned on …

Answer 14

2nd May 1933

Question 15

The Labour Front (….) was set up to ….

Answer 15

DAP
Replace trade unions

Question 16

In …. the first concentration camp opened in …

Concentration camps initially used to …

Answer 16

March 1933
Dachau

imprison political dissenters

Question 17

The remaining political parties …. by early July

Answer 17

voluntarily disbanded themselves

Question 18

The Law against the formation of parties was passed on ….. which made the Nazis …..

Answer 18

14th July 1933
The sole party in Germany

Question 19

General election in ….. the Nazi Parth won 95.2% of the vote

Some protests against the Nazis and …

Answer 19

November 1933

about 3 million ballot papers were spoilt

Question 20

Hitler achieved…

Answer 20

Full political control over Germany

Question 21

The night of the long knives was a ……

Answer 21

purging of hitler’s political and military rivals

Question 22

The SA were considered a significant …
Hitler needed to win the support of the …..

Answer 22

threat
Army

Question 23

…… wanted to incorporate …. Into the …

Answer 23

the army
SA

Question 24

….. also wanted more government interference in the ……. in order to help the …..

Answer 24

Rohm
running of the country
ordinary citizens

Question 25

Hitler feared ….

Answer 25

a social revolution

Question 26

The SS, led by …. , wished to ……

Answer 26

Heinrich Himmler
break away from the SA

Question 27

….. (Head of Gestapo) wanted to …… and considered …. an opponent

Answer 27

Georing
lead the armed forces
Rohm

Question 28

On …… Rohm and the …… were shot by ……

Answer 28

30th June 1934
main leaders of the SA
members of the SS

Question 29

Other key individuals killed on night of long knives were ….. and …..

Answer 29

von Schleicher
Gregor Strasser

Question 30

Around …. people were killed in the NOLK

Answer 30

400

Question 31

Hitler managed to secure the support of ….

Answer 31

the army

Question 32

The …. were relegated to a minor role

Answer 32

SA

Question 33

President …. died in ……

Answer 33

Hindenburg
August 1934

Question 34

By the ….. Hitler had become the ….. of Germany, giving himself the title of ….

Answer 34

end of August 1934
sole ruler
Fuhrer