nazi control and dictatorship Flashcards
(18 cards)
what did the nazis do in the election of 1933 so they could increase the number of seats in the reichstag
- tried to stop other political parties from carrying out effective campaigns
- controlled news media + meetings with opposition were banned
- used SA to terrorise opponents
- fire broke out in reichstag and nazis blamed it on communists to whip up anti communist feelings
how was the fire in the reichstag before the election a turning point in nazi dictatorship
- used event to spread anti-communisim ideas
- hindenburg issued a decree giving hitler emergency powers to deal with the communist threat
- used powers to intimidate communist voters
- marked the first step towards his dictatorship
when was the enabling act brought in
match 1933
what were the results of the 1933 elections march
hitler won 288 seats but still didn’t have a majority
what did hitler do as a result of the march 1933 elections
he made the communist party illegal
what did the enabling act allow hitler to do
allowed him to govern for 4 years without parliament which meant he could now pass laws and amend the constitution without the reichstags consent
what did hitler do after creating the enabling act
- may 1933 - abolished trade unions as he saw them as a threat due to the power they had over the working class.
- JUly 1933 - banned all parties apart from nazi party some germany was officially a one party state
why was the SA a threat to hilter
its members were loyal to ERnst Rohm
the SA was also unpopular with the leaders of teh german army and ordinary germans
what was the night of the long knifes
hilter removed him enemies
what happens on the night of the long knifes
- Rohm was his biggest threat but other members disagreed with his views
- hitler sent men to arrest and kill rohm and several hundred other men
- he claimed those who were murdered were plotting against the government so therefore their murders were legal
- got rid of all potential opposition
when was the night of the long knifes
29th-30th of june 1934
why did germans believe hitler story of the night of the long knifes
some of them would have actually believed hima nd other would ahve been too scared to speak out
when did hindeburg die
1934
how did hilter reorganise local goverment
he made it into hiecrachy with
other officals at the bottom like distrcit and local party leaders
gauleiters - people who ensured hitler has control over lower levels of party
reichsleiters - where those who advised hitler - goebbels
fuhrer - who was hitler the leader
how did germany become a police state
- there were laws to sack civil servants taht didnt support the governement
- in 1933 they set up special courts where basic ights were suspended
- judges didnt have to be fair and were expected to make rulings isnide nazi party views
what were the ways the Nazis terrorised people into conforming to make a totalitarianism state
- SS
-Gestapo - Local wardens
- concentration camps
what were the Gestapo
secret police - himmler was incharge
- they were meant to protect saftey and order but they used harsh interrogations and imprisonment without trial
what were local wardens
employed to make sure germans were loyal to nazis and members of public were encouraged to report disloyalty
