Topic 4 Consolidation Of Power

Question 1

When was the Reichstag Fire?

Answer 1

27 February 1933

Question 2

Who was found guilty of starting the Reichstag Fire?

Answer 2

Marines van der Lubbe (a Dutch communist)

Question 3

What decree did Hitler persuade Hindenburg to pass as a result of the Reichstag Fire?

Answer 3

Decree for the Protection of the People and State

Question 4

When were trade unions banned?

Answer 4

May 1933

Question 5

When was the Enabling Act passed?

Answer 5

March 1933

Question 6

What was the Enabling Act?

Answer 6

Gave Hitler the right to make laws without the Reichstag’s approval for four years.

Question 7

When was the Law against Formation of Parties passed?

Answer 7

July 1933

Question 8

What replaced trade unions?

Answer 8

DAF (German Labour Front)

Question 9

When was the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 9

30 June 1934

Question 10

Why was the Night of the Long Knives an important turning point in establishing Hitlers dictatorship (4 things)?

Answer 10

Eradicated would-be opponents to Hitlers rule
Support of army
Relegated SA to minor role
Himmler opportunity to expand SS

Question 11

When did President Hindenburg die?

Answer 11

2 August 1934

Question 12

Between which dates did Hitler turn Germany into a one-party dictatorship?

Answer 12

January 1933 and August 1934

Question 13

Why did Hitler persuade Hindenburg to do before the Reichstag Fire to try and increase support for the Nazi party?

Answer 13

Call general election

Question 14

What were 3 ways Hitler used the Reichstag Fire to his advantage?

Answer 14

Argued communists planning revolution
Persuade Hindenburg to sign ’Decree for Protection of People and State’
Communist and socialist newspapers banned

Question 15

What 3 powers did the Decree for the Protection of the People and State give Hitler?

Answer 15

Restrict freedom of speech
Limit freedom of press
Imprison enemies of state without trial

Question 16

How many seats did the Nazis win in the 1933 election after the Reichstag Fire?

Answer 16

288- still not 2/3

Question 17

How many seats did Hitler need to be able to change the Constitution?

Answer 17

2/3

Question 18

What were 3 reasons Hitler was able to pass the Enabling Act?

Answer 18

Communists banned from voting in chamber
SA intimidated members as entered chamber
Promises made by Hitler to Catholic Centre Party to secure votes

Question 19

What did the Enabling Act allow Hitler to establish?

Answer 19

Dictatorship and policy of Gleichschaltung (forcing into line)

Question 20

What was the policy of Gleichschaltung?

Answer 20

Forced coordination, bringing all social, economic and political activities under state control

Question 21

What were 5 ways Hitler used the Enabling Act?

Answer 21

Control of states
Control of press
Ban on political parties
Ban of trade unions
Purge of civil service

Question 22

What did the Law against the Formation of Parties do?

Answer 22

Made Nazi party only legal political party, Germany = one party state, some parties already disbanded voluntarily

Question 23

Which law imposed strict control and censorship of the press?

Answer 23

Reich Press Law

Question 24

Which law abolished state assemblies in January 1934?

Answer 24

the Law for the Restoration of the Reich

Question 25

What were **state assemblies replaced with**?

Answer 25

**Reich Governors**

Question 26

What did the **Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service do**?

Answer 26

**Removed Jews and political opponents of Nazis from civil service posts**

Question 27

What did the **policy of Gleichschaltung mean for Germany**?

Answer 27

**Every aspect of peoples lives controlled and monitored under Nazi control**

Question 28

When were the **communist party (KPD) banned**?

Answer 28

**After Reichstag Fire March 1933**

Question 29

What **happened to the Social Democratic Party in May 1933**?

Answer 29

**Headquarters, property and newspapers seized**

Question 30

How did **State Government work before the Enabling Act**?

Answer 30

**Germany made up of 18 lander**, each with **own parliament**, could **refuse decisions made in Reichstag**

Question 31

What **3 things** did the **DAF enforce**?

Answer 31

**Decided wages** **Workers couldn’t get work without DAF workbook** **Strikes made illegal**

Question 32

What were **3 reasons Hitler saw the SA as an increasing threat to his power**?

Answer 32

**Ernst Rohm** wanted to **incorporate the army into SA** **Needed support of army** but **generals never agree to Rohms demands** **SA has numbers of 2 million by 1934, harder to control**

Question 33

What **pact did Hitler make with the army**?

Answer 33

**Remove Rohm and SA, SA men under control of army, army swear oath of loyalty to Hitler**

Question 34

What **happened on the Night of the Long Knives**?

Answer 34

**Over 400 ‘enemies of state’ arrested and shot by SS**

Question 35

Who were **3 key people killed** on the **Night of the Long Knives**?

Answer 35

**Rohm** **Von Schleicher** **Bavarian chief minister Von Kahr**

Question 36

What did **Hitlers title of Fuhrer mean**?

Answer 36

**Head of State and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces**

Question 37

How did **Hitler legitimise his position of Fuhrer**?

Answer 37

**90% of vote in referendum approved his decision**