Consolidation of power key dates
When was Hitler appointed chancellor?
A
30 January 1933
2
Q
What did Hitler do as soon as he became chancellor?
A
Called for fresh elections - to be held 5 March 1933
3
Q
Who appointed Hitler chancellor?
A
President von Hindenburg
4
Q
What happened on the night of 27 February 1933?
A
The Reichstag Fire
5
Q
When was the Reichstag Fire?
A
27 February 1933
6
Q
What did Hitler claim about the Reichstag Fire?
A
It is part of a Communist conspiracy to takeover the country
7
Q
What did Hindenburg grant Hitler on 28 February 1933?
A
The Reichstag Fire Decree - Powers to deal with the emergency (emergency powers)
8
Q
What powers did the Reichstag Fire give Hitler? (2)
A
He can arrest opponents without trial
2. He can censor the press
9
Q
What happens on 5 March 1933?
A
A general election
10
Q
What makes it easier to remember the following events?
Hitler’s appointment as chancellor
Reichstag Fire
March elections?
A
They happen in consecutive months.
January - Hitler’s appointment as chancellor
February - Reichstag Fire
March - March elections?
11
Q
What percentage of the vote do the Nazis win in March 1933?
A
44%
12
Q
What is a coalition?
A
A government of more than one political party
13
Q
Who did the Nazis form a coalition with?
A
The German National People’s Party (or Nationalist Party)
14
Q
What percentage of the vote did the German National People’s Party (or Nationalist Party) win?
A
8%
15
Q
With their coalition partners, what percentage of the seats in the Reichstag supported Hitler?
A
52%
16
Q
What did the Nazis do on 23 March 1933?
A
Pass the Enabling Act
17
Q
What did the Enabling Act give make Hitler?
A
Effectively a legal dictator
18
Q
What was the final vote on the Enabling Act?
A
444-94
19
Q
What three groups does Hitler target using the Enabling Act? (3)
A
The press (the newspapers/radio etc.)
Trade unions
Other political parties
20
Q
What does Hitler carry out on the night of 30 June 1934?
A
The Night of the Long Knives
21
Q
What happens during the Night of the Long Knives?
A
Hitler has leading SA members, including leader Ernst Rohm, arrested and killed.
22
Q
When was the Night of the Long Knives?
A
30 June 1934
23
Q
When does Hindenburg die?
A
2 August 1934
24
Q
What happens on 2 August 1934?
A
Hindenburg dies
25
Q
What does Hitler do on 19 August 1934, a few weeks after Hindenburg’s death?
A
Combines the office of president and chancellor to make himself ‘Fuhrer’
26
Q
When does Hitler make himself Fuhrer?
A
19 August 1934