TOPIC 4 Consolidation Of Power Flashcards
When Hitler becomes chancellor there were …. other Nazis in the cabinet of …
only 2
12
Hitler calls a general election for …. hoping it would give him a ….. in the Reichstag
March 1933
clear majority
Leading up to the election in March 1933, there were about …. deaths
70
On …. the Reichstag building was set on fire, a week before the election
27th February 1933
Nazis arrest a …… called …… and charge him with starting the Reichstag fire
Dutch communist
Marinus van der Lubbe
….. use the Reichstag fire as an opportunity to claim that …..
Hitler and Goebbles
the communists were about to stage a takeover
Hitler persuaded Hindenburg to sign the ….
Which suspended ….. and allowed the Nazis to ….
‘Decree for the Protection of People and State’
Basic civil rights
Imprison large numbers of their political opponents
All communist and socialist ……. were …..
newspapers
banned
In March 1933, the Nazi Party won ….. seats in the election
288
In March 1933, the Nazis ……. and a ….. was formed with ….
Did not win a majority
Coalition
The National Party
Enabling act passed on ….
This gave Hitler and his government ….
23rd March 1933
full powers for 4 years
The Enabling Act marked ….
The end of democracy and the Weimar Constitution in Germany
Hitler creates …. a National Socialist state that ….
Gleichschaltung
controlled and monitored every aspect of German life
All trade unions were banned on …
2nd May 1933
The Labour Front (….) was set up to ….
DAP
Replace trade unions
In …. the first concentration camp opened in …
Concentration camps initially used to …
March 1933
Dachau
imprison political dissenters
The remaining political parties …. by early July
voluntarily disbanded themselves
The Law against the formation of parties was passed on ….. which made the Nazis …..
14th July 1933
The sole party in Germany
General election in ….. the Nazi Parth won 95.2% of the vote
Some protests against the Nazis and …
November 1933
about 3 million ballot papers were spoilt
Hitler achieved…
Full political control over Germany
The night of the long knives was a ……
purging of hitler’s political and military rivals
The SA were considered a significant …
Hitler needed to win the support of the …..
threat
Army
…… wanted to incorporate …. Into the …
the army
SA
….. also wanted more government interference in the ……. in order to help the …..
Rohm
running of the country
ordinary citizens
Hitler feared ….
a social revolution
The SS, led by …. , wished to ……
Heinrich Himmler
break away from the SA
….. (Head of Gestapo) wanted to …… and considered …. an opponent
Georing
lead the armed forces
Rohm
On …… Rohm and the …… were shot by ……
30th June 1934
main leaders of the SA
members of the SS
Other key individuals killed on night of long knives were ….. and …..
von Schleicher
Gregor Strasser
Around …. people were killed in the NOLK
400
Hitler managed to secure the support of ….
the army
The …. were relegated to a minor role
SA
President …. died in ……
Hindenburg
August 1934
By the ….. Hitler had become the ….. of Germany, giving himself the title of ….
end of August 1934
sole ruler
Fuhrer
