How Hitler became Chancellor and then Dictator with total control - Phase 2: How Hitler went from being a democratic Chancellor to a Dictator with total control Flashcards
What was the Reichstag fire
The building where the government met caught fire on 27th February 1933
Who was arrested and blamed for the fire
A communist named Marinus van der Lubbe
What did Hitler do because of the fire
4000 communists were arrested
A state of emergency
The communists were banned from campaigning for votes in the March 1933 elections
How many seats in the Reichstag did the Nazis win in the March 1933 elections
288
What did Hitler need to pass the Enabling Act
Two thirds of the Reichstag to vote in support of giving him complete power
What did the enabling act enable Hitler to do
Hitler was allowed to pass laws by himself
When did Hitler ban Trade Unions and why did this help
May 1933 - it reduced communist thinking
When did Hitler ban political parties and why did this help
July 1933 - removed political opposition
When did Hitler reorganise local government and why did this help
January 1943 - stopped any part of Germany thinking it could have its own form of government
What happened at the night of the long knives
Ernst Rohm, Gregor Strasser and more than 100 other SA leaders and rivals were executed by the SS
How were political killings justifies by Goering in July 1934
Goering claimed that Rohm had been planning to turn against Hitler
When did Hindenburg die and what did this let Hitler become
Hindenburg died on the 2nd of August 1934 - Hitler became fuhrer
