Germany : Nazi Control and Dictatorship

Question 1

When was the Reichstag Fire

Answer 1

27 February 1933

Question 2

What happened following the Reichstag fire

Answer 2

Lone dutch communist exucuted for starting the fire
allowed hitler to accuse the communist party
4000 communist arrested
issued a decfee for the Protection of people and state to imprison political opponnents

Question 3

How many communits were arrested following the Reichstag Fire

Answer 3

4000

Question 4

What decree did Hitler issue after the Reichstag Fire

Answer 4

Decree for the Protection of people of state

Question 5

Why was an election called in March 1933

Answer 5

Hitler persuaded Hindenburg

Question 6

What was the result of the March 1933 elections

Answer 6

Nazi secured 2/3 of seats
prevents communists having their 81 seats

Question 7

When was the enabling act

Answer 7

1933

Question 8

What was the enabling act

Answer 8

Hitler would have the power to pass lows without consulting the Reichstag therefore allowing him to control Germany

Question 9

How did Hitler ensure the policy passed

Answer 9

SA intimidation

Question 10

Stats of the enabling act

Answer 10

444 yes
94 no

Question 11

What were the effects of the Enabling act

Answer 11

Local governments shut
Trade union replaced by German Labour Front
Union officials arrested 2nd May 1933
July 1933 Parties banned and fund takens

Question 12

When were trade union officals arrested

Answer 12

May 1933

Question 13

When were political parties banned

Answer 13

July 1933

Question 14

Describe the threat of Rohm and the SA

Answer 14

SS leaders wanted to reduce to the size of SA to increase their power
Rohm didn’t like Hitlers policies
While the SA were undervalued and unemployed they were still loyal to Rohm

Question 15

How did Hitler deal with the threat of Rohm

Answer 15

Night of the Long Knives

Question 16

Describe the Night of the Knives

Answer 16

Invited Rohm and 100 SA leaders to a meeting on 30 June 1934
Upon arrival arrested taken to Munich and shot
Von papen staff arrested
Von schleicher killed

Question 17

When was the Meeting before the night of the long knives

Answer 17

30 June 1934

Question 18

When did Hindenburg died

Answer 18

August 1934

Question 19

What were the effects of Hindenburg death

Answer 19

Law created merging chancellor and president offices
became Fuhrer
Army swore oath to Germany not Hitler

Question 20

Which 3 methods did Hitler use to create a police state

Answer 20

SS
SD
Gestapo

Question 21

What was the SS

Answer 21

Protection Squad
Himmler
1925
Controlled all the police ans security
had to marry racially pure wives

Question 22

What was the sD

Answer 22

Security Service
Himmler
1931
Spy on opponents of Nazi parties

Question 23

What was the Gestapo

Answer 23

Secret police
Goering
1933

Question 24

How did Hitler use the legal system

Answer 24

All judges had to support/favour the Nazi Party
Abolished trial by jury
Set up a peoples court held in secret for all treason cases with judges handpicked

Question 25

Where and When was the first concentration camp built

Answer 25

Dachau 1933

Question 26

Why did the Catholic Church worry Hitler

Answer 26

Loyal to the Pope Support Catholic Centre Party Sent children ot Catholic school

Question 27

When was the Concordat

Answer 27

July 1933

Question 28

What was the Concordat

Answer 28

Catholics were free to run schools and worship has to stay out of politics

Question 29

How did Hitler break the Concordat

Answer 29

Send priests to concentration camps Schools had to remove symbols Got shut down Youth organisations banned

Question 30

When did the Pope speak out

Answer 30

1937

Question 31

What did the Pope feel when speaking

Answer 31

"Burning anxiety"

Question 32

What was the Reich Church

Answer 32

1933 2000 protestant churches Support by the naziz

Question 33

What was the confessing Church

Answer 33

1934 6000 protestant churches Set up by Niemoller opposed by nazis

Question 34

When was the Reich Chamber of Culture set up

Answer 34

1933

Question 35

What was the Reich Chamber of Culture

Answer 35

A way of monitoring all aspects of culture

Question 36

Who was minister of propoganda

Answer 36

Josef Goebbels

Question 37

How did Nazis achieve censorship

Answer 37

Burning of Jewish books TV told what to say Radios with no foreign stations only allowed

Question 38

How did Churches oppose Hitler

Answer 38

6000 pastors joined the confessing church 800 pastors arrested and put in CC 400 priests imprisoned in the Priests block at Dachau

Question 39

What were two youth movements against Hitler

Answer 39

Edelweiss Pirate Swing Youth

Question 40

Who were the Edelweiss Pirates

Answer 40

1939 - 2000 members Formed due to enforcement of the Hitler Youth Listened to banned music and did anti Nazi graffiti

Question 41

How many members did the Edelweiss Pirates have in 1939

Answer 41

2000 members

Question 42

Who were the Swing Youth

Answer 42

Group inspired by American culture Drank, smoked and danced Illegal dances attended by thousands

Question 43

Where the Pirates and Swing youth effective

Answer 43

What they did harmed the Nazis few as they were limited they attacks the Hitler Youth