living in nazi germany Flashcards
how did Hitler establish a dictatorship ?
The reichstag fire
The enabling act
Gleichschaltung
Peoples court
The night of long knives
The death of president hindenburg
what was the reichstag fire ?
The nazis used a fire at the reichstag as an excuse to remove the threat of the communists
who started the reichstag fire ?
Marinus Van der Lubbe, a dutch communist was arrested and found guilty of setting the fire
what was the reichstag fire decree ?
it claimed to protect Germany from revolution by ending the freedom of the press and removing civil liberties such as the freedom from arrest
how was the reichstag fire decree passed ?
Hitler manipulated hindenburg into passing it
what did the nazis believe about the fire ?
although Van der Lubbe worked alone they thought it was part of a larger communist revolution
how did the nazis use the decree to remove communist threat ?
they arrested more than 4000 communists including 100 reichstag deputies
what was the enabling act ?
it gave Hitler the power to pass laws without needing the consent of the reichstag
what did the enabling act do ?
it ended German democracy- there were no more elections until 1945
how did the nazis stop other parties campaigning ?
They used violence and intimidation
how were the nazis able to pass the enabling act ?
they had the majority in the reichstag,
communist deputies were still in prison, the SA surrounded the debating chamber and intimidated other parties
when was the enabling act ?
March 1933
when was the reichstag fire ?
February 1933
what does Gleichschaltung mean ?
bringing germany into line with nazi ideas
what were the anti-semitic laws ?
the nazis passed several laws that persecuted German jews including…
banning them from joining sports teams and choirs