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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how many nazis were in government in january 1933 | 3 |
| who was vice chancellor to hitler in 1933 | papen |
| what did papen hope to do as vice chancellor | use hitler as a political puppet |
| list 2 things in the german government that obstructed hitler's rise to power | -reichstag -president hindenburg |
| list 2 advantages hitler had as chancellor in his rise to power | -nazis = biggest party in the reichstag -alternatives to nazis = civil war or communism |
| what did hitler do within a day of his appointment | call for a new reichstag election |
| when was the new reichstag election | february 1933 |
| who were the targets of violent attacks by the nazis during the election | socialists + communists |
| how many people were killed during the election campaign | 96 |
| when was Hitler's Appeal to the German People | 31 January 1933 |
| what did Hitler say his Appeal to the German People (2) | -democratic governments and communists were to blame for the state of Germany -his government was a peaceful national uprising to restore germany's greatness |
| what are the actions of the nazis in 1933 referred to as | the legal revolution |
| when was the reichstag fire | 27th february 1933 |
| who was arrested at the scene of the reichstag fire | communist called Lubbe |
| who did the nazis blame for the reichstag fire | communists |
| what did the nazis do in the aftermath of the reichstag fire | arrested 4000 communists |
| why did the nazis arrest 4000 communists after the reichstag fire | to prevent them from participating in the march 1933 election |
| what law was passed the day after the reichstag fire | the law for the protection of the protection of the people and state |
| the law for the protection of the protection of the people and state | suspended civil liberties in germany |
| what could nazis do after the passing of the law for the protection of the protection of the people and state (4) | -nazis became local police chiefs -arrest opponents -put opponents in "protective custody" concentration camps -SS and SA could intimidate opponents |
| when did the new election happen | 5 march 1933 |
| what percentage of the vote did the nazis recieve | 44 percent |
| how many seats did the nazis get | 280 |
| which political party were the nazis allied with during this election | nationalists |
| what percentage of the vote did nationalists win | 8 percent |
| how many seats did the nationalists win | 52 |
| did the nazis allied with nationalists earn the majority in the reichstag | yes |
| how much of the seats in parliament were required to alter the constitution | 2/3 |
| did the nazis earn enough seats to alter the constitution | no |
| what did hitler do in order to achieve the 2/3 of the reichstag needed to alter the constitution | he made a deal with the centre party |
| what were the terms of the nazis deal with the centre party (2) | -cancel the law for the protection of the protection of the people and state -nazis would protect the interests of the catholic |
| which party did the nazis ban from the reichstag | communists |
| what other issue was hitler facing after the elections | revolution from below |
| revolution from below | more radical nazis threatening revolution rather than hitler's constitutional pursuit of power |
| what could hitler now do with 2/3 of the reichstag supporting him | amend the constitution through the enabling act |
| terms of the enabling act 1933 (4) | - hitler could rule by decree for 4 years without presidential or parliamentary permission -suspended the weimar constitution's guarantee of individual rights -he could alter the constitution however he wanted |
| what were the reichstag votes RE the enabling act | 444 vs 93 |
| where oppositional parties threatened by SA during the enabling act | yes |
| the only part to vote against the enabling act | social democrats |
| when was the enabling act passed | 23rd arch 1933 |