History Mock-Germany(Nazi’s and life Germany) and The Cold War

What happened after Hitler became Chancellor?

After Hitler became Chancellor in January 1933, he took measures to establish a dictatorship

What was The Reichstag?

a historic government building in Berlin, Germany, which originally housed the German parliament

How would the Nazi party be able to make changes to the constitution?

Hitler needed to increase the Nazi Party's seats in the Reichstag to get a majority and be able to pass new laws if they got two-thirds majority so Hitler would have absolute power

What happened in the elections of March 1933

In March 1933, the Nazi's took no chances. Hitler tried to stop other political parties from carrying out effective campaigns. They controlled the news media, and opposition meetings were banned

What were the SA?

a group of Nazi fighters who wore brown uniforms. They used violence to help Hitler gain power. Later, Hitler turned against them and many were killed.

What happened in February, 1933?

In February 1933, the SA raided the communist party headquarters in Berlin and claimed to have found evidence that the communists were planning an uprising against the government

How did The Reichstag fire occur?

-In February 1933, just 6 days before the elections a fire broke out in the Reichstag

-Hitler blamed the communist party and used the event to whip out anti-communist feelings

How did Hitler use the Reichstag fire to his advantage?

-He used the fire to claim that communists were a threat to the country

-Nazi newspapers used the event as an excuse to publish anti-communist conspiracy theories

How did Hitler gain emergency powers?

President Hindenburg issued a order which gave Hitler emergency powers to deal with the supposed communist threat

->many basic rights given to the German people under Weimar e.g freedom of speech, were suspended

How were the emergency powers useful to Hitler?

The emergency powers granted Hitler a turning point-they marked the first step towards making Germany a dictatorship

Did Hitler face opposition by the German people when he was granted the emergency powers?

No because Hitler justified by saying that they emergency powers were necessary to protect the German people, this meant that he faced little opposition from the German public

How did Hitler use these powers to his advantage?

Hitler used these powers to intimidate communist voters. The order also enabled the SA to round up and imprison nearly 4000 communist members

What happened In the March 1933 elections?

In the elections of March 1933, The Nazi Party won 288 seats but didn't have an overall majority so Hitler simply made the communist party illegal

What was the enabling act?

a law that gave Hitler full power to make laws without asking the parliament which helped him become a dictator.

(March 1933 elections) With the communist party out of the way, how did this help Hitler?

This gave him enough support in the parliament to bring in the enabling act, passed with threats and bargaining in March 1933

->this let him govern for four years without parliament

What was Article 48?

a part of Germany's old constitution that let the president rule by emergency laws without the parliament. It was used to deal with crises but later helped Hitler gain power.

How did the enabling act help him govern without parliament?

Hitler could now pass laws and amend the constitution without the Reichstag's consent

->other chancellors in Weimar used Article 48 to bypass the parliament so the new act may not have seemed that extreme to some Germans

How was the enabling act important to Hitler's gain of power?

It allowed Hitler to pass questionable laws that helped the Nazi Party

Trade union meaning

a group of workers who join together to protect their rights and improve their working conditions, like pay, hours, and safety.

Labour Front meaning

a group that replaced trade unions. It controlled all workers and made sure they followed Nazi rules, but didn't protect their rights.

What happened In May 1933?

Hitler abolished trade unions and arrested union officials because he saw Trade unions as a threat because they had great influence over the working class

->After May 1933, workers had to join the Nazi-controlled Labour front instead

What happened in July 1933?

All political parties apart from the Nazi's were banned and the new law also banned new parties from forming

->Afterwards, Germany was officially a one-party state

Reactions to Germany being a one-party state

Some Germans thought a one-party star would be an improvement. Parties often couldn't reach an agreement I. The Reichstag and Germans were tired of political Instability