Knowledge test Flashcards
When were trade unions banned, what replaced them and how many members did old trade unions have??
2nd may 1933, DAF, 4 million
What % of the youth were in Hitler youth movements in 1932 and then 1934, and when was involvement compulsory??
1932-1.5%
1934-46.5%
compulsory in 1939
who became minister of culture, education and science and when did education become state ran??
Bernhard Rust, 1934
What was popular about the Hitler youth??
The physical education, camping, German patriotism
When was the reichstag fire and what legislation came out of it??
27th Feb 1933
-Law for the protection of the people and state which suspended civil liberties
How was the reichstag fire used in Hitler’s consolidation
Communists were blamed for the fire, so civil liberties were suspended and the role of the government strengthened, giving Hitler more clout.
When were the elections held during consolidation and how were Nazi chances improved??
5th march 1933, thugs stood outside voting booths to intimidate voters and radio and police taken over by government to persuade voters
what % of the vote did the Nazis get and what was the % turnout??
Nazi’s- 44%
Turnout- 89%
When was the enabling act and what did it do?
Enabling act 24th March-
-Gave emergency powers to government for 4 years, banned KPD, Hitler could pass laws without parliamentary consultation
When was the law for the reconstruction of the state and what did it do??
January 1934
- Elected state assemblies dissolved
- Nazi Gauleiter created to run states
- SA violence used to overthrow local governments
When was the night of the long knives and how many SA members were killed??
30th June 1934
200-400
Who did hitler use in the night of the long knives and what were his motivations??
The SS led by Himmler, gave them their own organisation in the party
- Hitler feared a putsch from army leader Röhm and believed he was getting to powerful, as SA had a million members and the army only had 300,000 members
- Went against Furherprinzip (second revolution)
What resulted after the night of the long knives??
Hitler merged the army and the SA, making himself leader, 1 million troops with 1 million reserves
When did Hindenberg die and what did Hitler do the day after
Died 2nd August 1934, Hitler made all army members swear allegiance to HIM
when was the law against the formation of new parties??
14th July 1933, Germany becomes one party state
When was the law for the restoration of the civil service and what did it do??
7th April- removed ‘hostile’ elements from the civil service ie jews and political opponents accounting for 5%
When was the jewish shop boycott??
April 1st 1933
When did Hitler become chancellor and what 2 Nazi members were in his cabinet??
30th January 1933
Frick, Göering and himself
How did hitler facilitate the takeover by the DAF??
made may 1st a national holiday to appease workers.
What incentives/ gifts were given to women to encourage them to have children??
- 25800 litres of milk
- 1500 grocery packages
- 172 sets of baby clothes
- mothers cross (bronze 4,silver 6, gold 8)
When were women banned from civil service/medical jobs work and when were they banned from legal positions??
1933 and 1936
What organisation was set up to help traditional rural women and what did it provide for them??
- NSV (national socialist welfare organisation)
- vast expansion of health offices, improved sanitation, genetic and racial care
What was the former name given to the now repressed women under nazi Germany??
Weimar women
what % of school time was devoted to physical education and why did the youth like this??
15%, prepared them more for army work, hitler youth emphasised male military roles
