Nazi control & dictatorship 1933 -1939

Question 1

When was the Reichstag Fire?

Answer 1

27th February 1933

Question 2

What happened in the Reichstag Fire?

Answer 2

gov building brnt down & blamed on van der Lubbe (communist)
Nazis claimed it was communist plot

Question 3

How did the Reichstag Fire help Hitler move closer to a dictatorship?

Answer 3

Nazi’s prty gnd incrsd spprt due -> cmmnst prty seen as threat & bnnd

Question 4

When were the 1933 March Elections? What happened?

Answer 4

5th March - Nazis used police & SA -> shut down oppstn

Question 5

How many Nazi opponents were killed during the 1933 March Election?

Answer 5

50

Question 6

How did the 1933 March Elections allow Hitler to move closer to a dictatorship?

Answer 6

Hitler csd fear in oppstn = mr pwr ovr ppl as ppl = afrd

Question 7

When was The Enabling Act passed?

Answer 7

24th March

Question 8

What was The Enabling Act?

Answer 8

lw tht gv Hitler pwr wtht gng thrgh Rchstg

Question 9

How did the Enabling Act help move Hilter closer to a dictatorship?

Answer 9

Hitler hd incrsd cntrl ovr as Chncllr, hw Grmny ws rn as cntry

Question 10

When were trade unions banned?

Answer 10

2nd May 1933

Question 11

What happened trade unions were banned?

Answer 11

= tkn ovr & ldrs arrstd
mgd -> Grmn Lbr Front mvmnt (DAF)

Question 12

What happened when parties were banned?

Answer 12

July 1933 - lw pssd bnng ppl frm frmng nw pltcl prts

Question 13

How did the banning of trade unions and parties help Hitler move closer to a dictatorship?

Answer 13

Hitler hd lss oppstn -> deal w & mntn pwr as chncllr

Question 14

When was the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 14

29th - 30th JUne

Question 15

What happened during the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 15

Hitler cncrnd incrsd pwr of SA, espclly ldr Ernst Rohm
-> SA ldrs tkn -> Nazi headquarters & sht dead

Question 16

How did the Night of the Long Knives help Hitler move closer to a dictatorship?

Answer 16

incrsd fear in Hitler’s rvls & mr lylty frm army

Question 17

When was the Death of Hindenburg?

Answer 17

2nd August 1933

Question 18

What did Hitler do after the Death of Hindenburg?

Answer 18

md hmslf prsdnt aswll as chcnllr = Fuhrer

Question 19

How did the Death of Hindenburg help Hitler move closer to a dictatorship?

Answer 19

hd ultmt cntrl ovr Grmny as no lngr smn abv hm

Question 20

When did the army take an oath of loyalty to Hitler?

Answer 20

20th August 1934

Question 21

How did the oath of loyalty allow Hitler to fully become a dictator?

Answer 21

Htlr hd incrsd accssblty -> use violence -> flly cntrl ppl

Question 22

Define totalitarian state.

Answer 22

systm of gov whch dcttr rqrs all ppl -> cmpltly obey thm

Question 23

What did the SS do?

Answer 23

cmttd antismtc hate crms led by Himmler

Question 24

What methods did the SS use?

Answer 24

force - slghtd jews

Question 25

What did the SD do?

Answer 25

intllgnc usd -> rmve oppstn

Question 26

What methods did the SD use?

Answer 26

hgly edctd indvdls eg. lawyers usd -> fnd oppstn

Question 27

What did law courts do?

Answer 27

ensrd all orgnstns = cntrlld by Hitler by swrng oath of lylty

Question 28

What methods did law courts use?

Answer 28

Hitler cntrlld Reichstag, ddn't prvd fair trls & cld keep smne in jl for as lng as chsn

Question 29

What did the Gestapo do?

Answer 29

scrt ste plce led by Goring & Heydrich = arrstd dsbdnt ctzns

Question 30

What methods did the Gestapo use?

Answer 30

pwr -> snd dsbdnt ctzns -> conc camps

Question 31

By 1939, how many people were under arrest for political crimes?

Answer 31

160,000

Question 32

What did concentration camps do?

Answer 32

pnsh jews, sclsts, cmmnsts, gypsies & gay people etc.

Question 33

What methods did concentration camps use?

Answer 33

dehumanisation by harsh lbr & lmtd fd - also hrsh dscpln, btngs & exctns

Question 34

What percentage of German families owned a radio by 1939?

Answer 34

70%

Question 35

What was the total number if cinema goers in Germany in 1933?

Answer 35

250 million

Question 36

How did Hitler use film as a form of propaganda to maintain control over Germany?

Answer 36

cld prmt idlgs usng pplr frm of media

Question 37

How many people on average would go to the annual rallies at Nuremberg?

Answer 37

1 million

Question 38

Why were annual rallies held at Nuremberg?

Answer 38

advrts pwr of Nazi state

Question 39

Why was the Church a problem in Nazi Germany?

Answer 39

Nazi idls oppsd blfs & vls eg. love & forgvnss

Question 40

How was the Church used and destroyed?

Answer 40

- prtstnt blvrs vtd for Hitler - chrch used as sme cmmn blfs eg. imprtnt fmly life - chrch = dstryd as Hitler cldn't hv tlt pwr if ppl blvd in God

Question 41

What did Hitler involving the Catholic Church? What was it? When?

Answer 41

July 1933 - Concordat w Pope Pius XI - agrng -> stay out of each othrs bsnss

Question 42

What happened soon after the concordat was signed?

Answer 42

Hitler brk it & arrstd prsts

Question 43

Who were the German Christians?

Answer 43

grp of prtstnts who admrd Hitler

Question 44

What was the group of protestants called who opposed Hitler? Who were they led by?

Answer 44

Pastor's Emergency League - Pastor Niemoller

Question 45

What eventually happened to Pastor Niemoller?

Answer 45

snt -> conc cmp

Question 46

What were swing groups?

Answer 46

mddle clss yng ppl who tk prt in actvts tht Hitler dslkd eg. lstng -> swng msc

Question 47

How did swing groups challenge Nazi regime?

Answer 47

yth = dsbdnt -> Nazi idls

Question 48

Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?

Answer 48

wrkng clss yth grps who lstnd -> swng msc & pntd anti Nazi grfft on wlls

Question 49

What was the membership of the Hilter Youth by 1939?

Answer 49

2000

Question 50

How did the Edelweiss Pirates challenge the Nazi regime?

Answer 50

yng ppl = nt cnfrmng -> Nazi idls