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nazi consolidation
weaknesses, gleichschaltung, night of long knives
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gleichschaltung | bringing ore-existing elements of germany into line with nazi ideals |
| landers | the 18 states germany was divided into |
| what nazi goal did landers obstruct | a unified germany |
| how did landers obstruct the nazi goal of a unified germany | each lander had a regional government |
| what 1st step did the nazis take to gain control of landers | violence and intimidation to infiltrate regional governments |
| example of a lander | Bavara |
| what do the nazis do on 31st march 1933 to get control of landers | dissolve regional parliaments + reform them with nazi dominance |
| what do the nazis do on April 7th 1933 to gain control of landers | pass a law that creates powerful reich governors |
| who often took the role of powerful reich governor | gauleiters |
| what do the nazis do in January 1934 to gain control of the landers (2) "Law for the reconstruction of the Reich" | -abolsih state parliaments -make regional + state governments subordinate to the ministry of interiors in the central berlin government |
| in one word, summarise how the nazs removed the obstacle of landers from their quest for a unified germany | centralised |
| what non-government organisations posed a risk to the nazis | trade unions |
| 2 reasons trade unions are powerful | -high membership -connection to socialists + catholics |
| what happened in 1920 that evidenced the strength of trade unions | general strike ended the kapp putsch |
| why did trade unions lose strength in the late 1920s/early 1930s | great depression |
| what did trade unions hope to do by collaborating with the nazis | maintain some independance |
| what was may 1st | celebration day for international socialist labour |
| what do the nazis do to may 1st | declare it a national holiday |
| why do the nazis declare may 1st a national holiday | give impression that they will collaborate with trade unions |
| what do the nazis do the day after may 1st in 1933 (3) | -SS + SA occupy trade union property -trade union funds are confiscated -trade union leaders are sent to concentration camps |
| what was the nazis ultimate goal RE other political parties | eliminate them/ establish a 1 party state |
| what is the legal policy RE communists after febraury 1933 | communists are outlawed |
| what excuse did the nazis use to justify banning communist party | reichstag fire |
| what is the first action the nazis take against the democratic socialists | seize all their assets |
| when did the nazis ban the democratic socialists | 22nd June 1933 |
| what do the other political parties agree to do in june 1933 | dissolve themselves |
| which party is the last to dissolve themselves | catholic centre party |
| when do the catholic centre party dissolve themselves | 5th july 1933 |
| law against the establishment of parties | makes nazis the only legal party in germany |
| when is the law against the establishment of parties passed | 14th july 1933 |
| what did the nazis set up to replace trade unions after 2nd may 1933 | german labour front |
| what was the purpose of the german labour front (2) | -control labour -end disputes |
| labour charter | detailed nazi ideas on economic cooperation between labourers and management |
| when was the labou charter published | 16th January 1934 |
| how many members did the german labour front have ny 1935 | 20 million |
| law for the restoration of the professional civil service | jews and political opponents of the nazis are thrown out of the civil service |
| when was the law for the restoration of the professional civil service passed | 7th april 1933 |
| what are the laws and actions hitler took against trade unions, the civil service, other parties etc referred to as | the legal revolution |
| which two powerful and conservative groups does hitler still need to earn the support of | industrialists + army |
| what element of the nazi party did the industrialists and army not like | SA |
| why did the army not like the SA | saw it as a threat |
| who led the SA | Ernst Rohm |
| what ambition did Rohm have for the SA that the amry did not like | merge the SA and army together into a "people's army" which Rohm would lead |
| what position of power did hitler still need to achieve that he needed the army's support to do so | president |
| why was the position of president not stable in 1934 (2) | -president hindenburg was going to die soon -it wasn't certain hitler was going to succeed hindenburg |
| did SA nazis support nazi socialism | yes |
| what action did the SA want to take to establish socialism in germany | a second revolution |
| did hitler support the idea of a second revolution | no |
| what threat did the SAs socialist ideas pose to hitler/ the nazis | loss of key support e.g. industrialists, army, junkers |
| with what event did hitler eliminate the risk of the SA | the night of long knives |
| what deal did hitler make with the minister of defence RE the SA and presidencey | hitler would become president if he eliminated the SA |
| who was the minister for defence | general von blomberg |
| when was the night of the long knives | june 1934 |
| what happened to the SA during the night of the long knives | 200 SA leaders were murdered by the SS |
| 2 nazi socialists murdered on the night of the long knives | Rohm, Strasser |
| which political intriguer was murdered on the night of the long knives | schleicher |
| what happened on the 2nd of august 1934 that allowed hitler to consolidate his power | president hindenburg died |
| what did hitler do after hindenburg died | combine the role of chancellor and president into the role of Fuhrer |
| law concerning the head of state of the germna reich | law hitler passed to make himslef fuhrer |
| did the army offer their allegiance to hitler after the night of the long knives/ hitler's ascent to fuhrer | yes |
| when did the army pledge allegiance to hitler | 20th august 1934 |
| what did hitler become after the army swore their allegiance to him | commancder in chief of the armed forces |
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