Hitler Takes Political Control Flashcards
When was the reichstag fire
Feb 1933
What did hitler want todo when he became chancellor in 1933?
Make laws without permission from anyone else, they couldn’t do this unless there was an overall majority of other political parties
When was reichstag burned down
27 feb 1933 during the campaign
Who was captured at the scene of the reichstage fire
Marines Van der Lube
Who did hitter blame for the reichstag fire?
Communists (although nazis where a suspicion)
What law did Hitler persuade President Hindenburg to bring after the Reichstag fire?
The decreee for protection against people and state
What was the enabling act
When hitler decided to change the constitution of the law so he didn’t need the approval of the Reichstag
What majority did hitler need to change the constitution (enabling act)
2/3 majority
What did it mean if Hitler passed the enabling act
It allowed him go bypass the Reichstag and make laws on his own
What did the SA do when the Reichstag members voted for enabling act and what effect did thus have?
marched around the outside of the parliament
Threatened the voters that there would be trouble if it wasn’t passed
When was the enabling act passed
March 193d
When where all parliaments brought under nazi control and closed down?
March 1933 brought under nazi control
Jan 1934 closed down
What where trade unions replaced by
The DAF
What law in 1933 banned all other political parties
Law against formation of new parties
What was the SA
Hurlers private army
