The Establishment of Hitler's Dictatorship

Question 1

Within how many months after becoming Chancellor did Hitler become a dictator?

Answer 1

In just 18 months.

Question 2

What did Hitler do in February 1933?

Answer 2

He arranged a new election for March 1933. He hoped he’d win a huge victory and get the majority he wanted in the Reichstag.

Question 3

What did Hitler have greater influence over now that he was Chancellor?

Answer 3

Newspapers and radio stations.

Question 4

Hitler also controlled what?

Answer 4

The police.

Question 5

what could Hitler use the police for?

Answer 5

Intimidating voters and beating up opponents.

Question 6

When did the Reichstag burn down?

Answer 6

27 February 1933.

Question 7

Who was arrested and blamed for the Reichstag fire?

Answer 7

A young communist, Marinus Van der Lubbe, was arrested and blamed for the fire.

Question 8

What did Hitler say about the Reichstag fire?

Answer 8

That it was a communist plot to take over the country. he said he knew how to deal with the plot.

Question 9

When did Hitler ask Hindenburg to pass a special emergency ‘Protection Law’?

Answer 9

28 February 1933.

Question 10

What did the ‘Protection Law’ give Hitler?

Answer 10

The power to deal with Germany’s problems.

Question 11

Why did Hindenburg agree to give Hitler the ‘Protection Law’?

Answer 11

Because of the Reichstag fire and the appearance of a communist plot.

Question 12

When was the ‘Protection of the People and the State’ decree introduced?

Answer 12

March 1933

Question 13

What was the ‘Protection of the People and the State’ decree?

Answer 13

It banned leading communists from taking part in the election campaign. 4,000 communists were thrown into prison and all their newspapers were shut down.

Question 14

What happened in the election on the 5 March?

Answer 14

The Nazis got more votes than ever before due to the way Hitler dealt with the communists. However Hitler still didn’t get the majority he wanted.

Question 15

When did Hitler persuade politicians in the Center Party to join the Nazis?

Answer 15

23 March 1933

Question 16

How did Hitler persuade politicians in the Center Party to join the Nazis?

Answer 16

By stirring up enough fear of communism.

Question 17

When did Hitler force the Reichstag to pass the Enabling Law?

Answer 17

23 March 1933

Question 18

What was the Enabling Law?

Answer 18

This gave him the power to make laws without asking the rest of the politicians in the Reichstag if they agreed.

Question 19

What was the significance of the Enabling Law?

Answer 19

Now Hitler didn’t even have to worry about what Hindenburg or the Reichstag thought of him.

Question 20

When were the Nazis put in charge of all local government, councils and the police?

Answer 20

7 April 1933

Question 21

When was the Gestapo formed?

Answer 21

7 April 1933

Question 22

When was the first concentration camp opened?

Answer 22

7 April 1933

Question 23

Where was the first concentration camp opened?

Answer 23

In Dachau, southern Germany.

Question 24

When did Hitler ban all trade unions, take away their money and throw their leaders in jail?

Answer 24

2 May 1933

Question 25

What had Hitler done by removing trade unions?

Answer 25

He had taken away a worker’s way of complaining about pay and conditions.

Question 26

When had Hitler banned all political parties in Germany, except the Nazis?

Answer 26

14 July 1933

Question 27

When was the ‘Law Against the Formation of New Parties’ formed?

Answer 27

14 July 1933

Question 28

What was the ‘Law Against the Formation of New Parties’?

Answer 28

It stated that anyone trying to set up or run another party would go to prison for 3 years. Germany was now a one-party state.

Question 29

When had President Hindenburg died and Hitler taken over his jobs as President as well as Chancellor?

Answer 29

2 August 1934

Question 30

What did Hitler make the army do on 2 August 1934?

Answer 30

Swear an oath of loyalty to him, and not to the country.

Question 31

What title did Hitler give himself on 2 August 1934?

Answer 31

Der Fuhrer - the leader.