Removal of the Opposition
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- The Removal of Opposition 1933 - 34
- The Reichstag Fire - 1933
- Nazis arrested Marinus van der Lubbe, a Dutch Communist.
- Hitler and Goebbels blamed the fire on the Communists.
- Nazis arrested Marinus van der Lubbe, a Dutch Communist.
- The Enabling Bill - 1933
- Communist members not allowed to vote.
- Communist Party not counted - Nazis needed less votes.
- Gave Hitler and his government full power for 4 years.
- SA intimidated members as they entered the chamber.
- Gave Hitler the power to pass laws without consulting the Reichstag.
- The Nazi Labour Front
- Trade Unions were banned.
- Created to replace trade unions and employers' groups.
- Strikes were outlawed and dissenters were sent to concentration camps.
- Breakdown of federal structure
- Hitler decided that the 18 Landers (districts) in Germany were to be run by Reich Governors.
- Centralised the country for the first time since 1871.
- Hitler decided that the 18 Landers (districts) in Germany were to be run by Reich Governors.
- The Night of the Long Knives - 1934
- Hitler saw the SA as a threat.
- Hitler needed to win the support of the army.
- Rohm wanted to incorporate the army into the SA - opponents.
- The SA leader, Rohm, wanted a social revolution.
- Created tension with Hitler. Rohm wanted to move away from Germany's class structure.
- ** wanted to break away from the SA.
- Goering (Head of Gestapo) wanted to lead the armed forces.
- Saw Rohm as an opponent.
- 30th June 1934 - Rohm and the main leaders were shot dead by **.
- Hitler also killed key figures with views similar to Rohm's (von Schleicher, Gregor Strasser).
- About 400 people were killed in the purge.
- Hitler also killed key figures with views similar to Rohm's (von Schleicher, Gregor Strasser).
- Death of Hindenburg - August 1934
- Army swore allegiance to Hitler.
- Hitler combined the roles of Chancellor and President and named himself Fuhrer.
- The Reichstag Fire - 1933
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