HISTORY UNIT 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF POWER Flashcards
(28 cards)
What six events consolidated Nazi power ?
Becoming chancellor
Reichstag fire
Enabling act
Night of the long knives
Death of Hindenburg
Army Oath
When did Hitler become chancellor ?
30th January 1933
How did Hitler become Chancellor ?
Through legal and democratic means
When was the Reichstag fire ?
27th February 1933
Context of the Reichstag Fire ?
March 1933, Hitler is chancellor but needs a majority vote to pass Nazi laws.
Hitler persuades Hindenburg to call for a general election.
Who was blamed for the Reichstag Fire ?
Marinus Van de Lubbe, a Dutch communist
How long before the general election did the Reichstag fire occur ?
One week
What did Hitler claim regarded the Reuchstag fire?
That the Communists were staging a takeover
Consequences of the Reichstag Fire?
- Hitler persuaded Hindenburg to pass the ‘Decree for the protection of people and state’
- suspends free speech and basic civil rights.
- Imprisoning of communists and the banning of communist newspapers
Comtext of the Enabling Act ?
- Hitler lacked a majority vote he needed.
- He needed 2/3 to change the constitution
Where was the Enabling Act signed ?
The Kroll Opera housd
When was the enabling Act signed ?
23rd March 1933
Was the Enabling Act vote fair ? How not ?
- SA used to intimidate people into voting.
- SA barred the doors for people who would vote against
- All communists banned
- Absentees had their votes casted in favour.
What were the results of the Enabling Act vote ?
Passed 444:94
What were the consequences of the Enabling Act?
- using the Enabling Act Hitler was able to establish his dictatorship and in plot impose the gleichschaltung policy
- April 1933 - Jews removed from the Civil Service
- May 1933 trade unions replaced with DAF
- July 1933 Nazi Party made the sole party
- October 1933 press censorship
- January 1934 state assemblies abolished, Reich governors replaced
What date would Jews removed from the Civil Service?
April 1933
What date were trade unions replaced with the DAF ?
May 1933
What date was the Nazi Party made the sole party and the formation of new parties banned?
July 1933
What did the passing of the Enabling Act Mark?
The collapse of Weimar and the end of democracy in Germany
What is the context of the Night of the Long Knives?
Hit lowers informed by Heinrich Himmler that Ernst Rohm wanted to combine the SA and the army he was talking about a socialist reform
The SA was seen as a threat as they were loyal to Rome and vastly Outnumbered the army 2.5 million to 100,000.
Hitler needed the support of the army
What date was the night of the Long Knives?
30th June 1934
Who was killed in the Night of the Long Knives?
400 political opponents inculding von schleicher and von Kahr
180 members of the SA including Ernst Rohm
What was the night of the Long Knives codenamed?
Operation hummingbird
What were the consequences of the Night of the Long Knives?
- Hitler had earned the loyalty of the army
- he was able to eradicate threats both inside and outside of his party
- Any political opponents were removed
- The SA were relegated to a minor role whilst the SS were promoted
-It showed that Hitler was willing to use fear and terror to secure his dictatorship
