1933-1934 Events that increased Hitler's power
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- Created on: 12-02-17 15:01
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- Events and how it increased Hitler's power.
- February 1933 - Hitler arranged a new election for March 1933.
- Hitler now controlled most newspapers and radio stations.
- He also controlled the police to intimidate voters and beat up opponents.
- 27th February - The Reichstag burnt down.
- Hitler had 'evidence' that it was a communist plot.
- Hitler went to Hindenburg to try to get him to ban the Communist party.
- Hitler had 'evidence' that it was a communist plot.
- 1st March - Hitler persuaded Hindenburg to pass a special protection law/
- Gave Hitler the power to deal with the 'Communist plot'
- March 1933- The election
- Nazis got more votes than ever.
- Law of protection banned leading Communists from taking part in election campaign
- 23rd March 1933- Hitler forced Reichstag to pass enabling law
- Hitler had power to make laws without asking the rest of politicians in Reichstag
- Hitler didn't have to worry what Hindenburg thought of him
- 7th April 1933 - Hitler uses new powers
- Nazis put in charge of local governments, councils and police.
- Gestapo were formed.
- 2nd May 1933- Hitler banned all trade unions.
- Hitler had taken away workers way of complaining about pay and conditions.
- 14th July 1933- Hitler banned all political parties.
- "Law against Formation of New parties"
- Anyone who tried to set up/ run another party would go to prison for 3 years.
- Germany was a one party state.
- "Law against Formation of New parties"
- 30th June 1934- Night of the Long Knives.
- Hundreds of regional SA arrested by Hitler and taken to prison and shot dead.
- 2nd August 1934- President Hindenburg dies ages 87.
- Hitler took over the presidents job.
- Made army swear an oath of loyalty to him.
- Hitler became Führer.
- Hitler took over the presidents job.
- February 1933 - Hitler arranged a new election for March 1933.
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