The Nazi party held how many posts out of the possible 12?
3
2 of 39
Who was Seldte and what position did he hold?
He was the head of the stahlhelm and the minister of labour
3 of 39
Who was Frick and what position did he hold?
A Nazi who was the interior minister
4 of 39
Who was Blomberg and what position did he hold?
An army commander and defense minister
5 of 39
Who was Neurath and what position did he hold?
An aristocratic diplomat and the foreign minister
6 of 39
Who was the minister without portfolio
Goering
7 of 39
What was the minister without portfolio?
A member of the government who had no specific role so were involved in many different areas.
8 of 39
What else was Goering?
The minister of Interior in Prussia
9 of 39
What did Goering's role as minister of interior of prussia give him control over?
the police
10 of 39
who was vice chancellor?
Papen
11 of 39
who made most of the real decisions?
The old elite (non nazis)
12 of 39
on the evening of the 30 janruary hitler stood on the balcony or the reich to review a torchlight procession of around how many nazi members?
100,000
13 of 39
Why did the torchlight procession occur and who organised it?
Designed by Goebels this was to show a national change was about to occur
14 of 39
Once in power Hitler used his resources to expand what?
The SA
15 of 39
What was Nazi membership in January 1933?
500,000
16 of 39
What was nazi membership in 1934?
3 million
17 of 39
The SA merged with the stalhelm to create what?
The auxiliary police
18 of 39
The SA uncleashed attacks on trade unions and the houses and meetings of which groups?
communists and socialists (kpd and spd)
19 of 39
When did a young Nazi shoot dead the SPD mayor or a small town in prussia
5 february
20 of 39
By July 1932 how many political prisoners had been arrested and imprisoned in 70 camps
26789
21 of 39
what was the name of the first concentration camp set up in march near munich
Dachau
22 of 39
On taking power, Hitler persuaded Hindenberg to dissolve the reichstag and call an election in what month?
5th march
23 of 39
When was the reichstag building burnt down?
27th Feb
24 of 39
Who was charged with starting the reichstag fire?
Young dutsch communist, Marinus van der lubbe
25 of 39
What was hitler able to persuade Hindenberg to sign after the reichstag fire?
a decree giving him emergency powers called the decree for the protection of the people and the state
26 of 39
What did the Decree for the protection of the people and state give Hitler power to do?
Arrest and detain without charge, enter private premises, censor publications
27 of 39
How many communists did the police arrest in the 2 weeks after the signing of the decree for the protection?
10,000
28 of 39
What was the march 1933 election the backdrop for?
terror
29 of 39
Why were the nazis disappointed by the march 1933 election?
They did not achieve the astounding sucsess that they thought they would, their votes had increased but not by much and the support for the SPD and KPD was still high despite intimidation and terror
30 of 39
Where was the first meeting in the new reichstag held?
Kroll Opera House
31 of 39
When was the first meeting in the new reichstag held?
March 23
32 of 39
What was hitlers sole objective of the march 23 Kroll opera house meeting?
To secure the necessary 2/3 of votes needed to pass the Enabling act.
33 of 39
What was the enabling act?
A law which would allow him to make laws without the approval of the Reichstag and without reference to the president for a period of 4 years
34 of 39
Which party was already willing to vote for the enabling act (besides the nazis)
The DNVP
35 of 39
Which party was unsure about the enabling act but agreed to it as long as Hitler promised to not use his powers without consulting Hindenberg first?
The center part
36 of 39
Who was not allowed in to vote?
KPD
37 of 39
Who voted against the bill?
The SPD
38 of 39
When was the enabling act passed?
24 March 1933
39 of 39
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
The Nazi party held how many posts out of the possible 12?
Comments
No comments have yet been made