The Reichstag Fire

Question 1

One week before the _____ on _______ the ______ building was set on fire.

Answer 1

Election
February 27 1933
Reichstag

Question 2

The Nazis arrested _______ a Dutch _____

Answer 2

Marinus van ser Lubbe

Communist

Question 3

Hitler and nazis then claimed that ______ were about to stage a _____ of Germany

Answer 3

Communists

Takeover

Question 4

Hitler then persuaded _____ to sign the “Decree for the ____ of the ___ and _____’. This allowed the Nazis to ______ large numbers of their ______ mainly the ______. The Communist and Socialist ______ were also banned

Answer 4

Protection
People
State
Imprison
Political opponents 
Communists
Newspapers

Question 5

This helped the Nazis as their main _____ found it difficult to _____ in the week before the election, and lots of ______ were worried about ___ for the _______.

Answer 5

Rivals
Campaign 
Germans
Voting
Communists

Question 6

At the election the Nazis ______ their vote to ____ seats (___%); but they still didn’t have a ______ in the Reichstag

Answer 6

Increased
288
(44%)
Majority