Establishment of hitlers dictatorship Flashcards
(7 cards)
How did Hitler eliminate political opposition
F… 1933- held a new … where he had the biggest i… and uses his power to control n…, r… stations and the p…
-… burned down and Hitler blamed …
-Hitler used … to pass an emergency “… law” allowing Hitler to deal with … problems
M… 1933- a new law, the … for the Protection of the … and the …, banned c… for campaigning in the election, communists were j…
-Nazis won more … in the election
-… party politicians joined the … and were bullied into passing the … act, where he could make … without the …
-he had the …
A… 1933- Nazis were put in charge of local …
-g… (secret police) was formed
-… camps for … prisoners were opened
May 1933- hitler banned all … unions
July 1933- hitler banned all … parties except the …
-the Law Against the … of New … banned making new ones, making Germany a one-party state
J… 1934- Hitler m… his opponents in the … during the … of the Long …
A… 1934- … died and Hitler took over as …
-made the army swear an … to him and not the …
Feb 1933- held a new election where he had the biggest influence and uses his power to control newspapers, radio stations and the police
-Reichstag burned down and Hitler blamed communists
-Hitler used hindenburg to pass an emergency “protection law” allowing Hitler to deal with Germanys problems
March 1933- a new law, the Decree for the Protection of the People and the State, banned communists for campaigning in the election, communists were jailed
-Nazis won more votes in the election
-centre party politicians joined the Nazis and were bullied into passing the enabling act, where he could make laws without the Reichstag
-he had the majority
April 1933- Nazis were put in charge of local Gov
-gestapo (secret police) was formed
-concentration camps for political prisoners were opened
May 1933- hitler banned all trade unions
July 1933- hitler banned all political parties except the Nazis
-the Law Against the Formation of New Parties banned making new ones, making Germany a one-party state
June 1934- Hitler murdered his opponents in the SA during the Night of the Long Knives
August 1934- Hindenburg died and Hitler took over as president I
-made the army swear an oath to him and not the country
How did these things allow Hitler to gain power
Use of the law:
Political scheming:
Bullying and aggression:
Chance and opportunism:
Use of the law:
-march he using the decree for the protection of the people and the state to ban leading communists
—>less political opposition
Political scheming:
-march centre party politicians joined the Nazis
-had the majority
-forces them to pass the enabling act
Bullying and aggression:
-in feb used the SA to intimidate people to vote for him
-used the police to beat up and scare people
Chance and opportunism:
-in feb the Reichstag burned down
-used this to blame communists
-led to the protection law
Why did Hitler feel threatened by his SA
-their leader was Ernst Rohm
—>hitler thought he had too much power
-SA had more members that the German army
-Rohm wanted to combine the SA and the army and control them both
When was the Night of the Long Knives
30th June 1934
What happened in the Night of the Long Knives
-Hitler arranged a meeting in Bavarian with the SA leaders
-Hitler and an assassination squad from the SS stoked into the hotel and arrested Rohm and the SA leaders, and killed them
-over a few days 400 political opponents were killed
Impact of the night of the long knives
R.. dead:
-all threats were …
Rise of the …:
-the SS led by Heinrich … was responsible for hitlers s… instead of the …
—>along with the …
Rule of …:
-he … murder as a part of the … Gov
Rivals dead:
-all threats were dead
Rise of the SS:
-the SS led by Heinrich Himmler was responsible for hitlers security instead of the SA
—>along with the Gestapo
Rule of murder:
-he established murder as a part of the Nazi Gov
Summary of the establishment of hitlers dictatorship
-from Jan 19…. Hitler increased his p… and established complete c…
-Hitler used p… and the … to intimidate … and harass …
-lots of … limited personal … and allowed Hitler to g… without consulting the …
-the … of the … knives removed Nazi r…
-from Jan 1933 Hitler increased (is power and established complete control
-Hitler used propaganda and the SA to intimidate voters and harass opponents
-lots of laws limited personal freedom and allowed Hitler to govern without consulting the Reichstag
-the night of the long knives removed Nazi rivals
