Issue 6 Essay : Reason for Hitler's Maintenance of Power Flashcards
Historical Context 1
In February 1933, the Reichstag fire occurred i
Marius van der Lubbe, a dutch communist was blamed
Historical Context 2
Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution was initiated
allowed the president to rule alone in a state of emergency,
- passing of the Reichstag fire laws and removing civil rights from the German public.
Factors
Establishment of a totalitarian state,
fear and state terrorism,
propaganda,
economic policies
social policies.
Social Policies Knowledge
Schools nazified
-textbooks w/ nazi ideology
Hitler Youth, German League of Young Maidens
Social policies Analysis
indoctrinate the young by controlling all aspects of their time,
-lack of future opposition
Social policies Analysis +
opposition groups
- not all youth supported
Establishment of a totalitarian state knowledge
Hitler removed main political opponents (S C )
-arrested or in concentration camps
Took control of civil service and key professions
-replaced workers with nazi supporters
(Judges, teachers)
Establishment of a totalitarian state Analysis
removed opponents and form of opposition
-unchallenged
-support regime
Establishment of a totalitarian state Analysis +
Created a safer ordered society
- many took on roles and jobs to impose totalitarian state
Fear and Intimidation Knowledge
Night of Long Knives
-400 SA killed (ernest Rohm)
-climate of fear
Kristallnacht
-Jewish synagogues destroyed, homes, business
-intimidate
Fear and Intimidation Analysis
result of violent acts nd SS fear instilled among people
-lack of resistance and opposition
Fear and Intimidation Analysis+
many felt safer
-many joined gestapo, and informants to report people
-help destroy opposition
Economic Policies Knowledge
increased government spending and invested in a massive programme of public works
-autobahn
strength through Joy (KDF) scheme to maintain workers loyalty
-rewards such as leisure, cruises and vacation
Economic policies Analysis
generated genuine support from many Germans.
-given credit for drastically reducing unemployment
-increased support,
Economic Policies Analysis +
Women and Jews removed from employment
- not everyone benefitted from policies though unemployment rates were lowered
