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When did Hitler become Chancellor? |
January 1933 |
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Why did Hindeburg and Von Papen let Hitler be Chancellor |
They thought he would be happy and content with Chancellor. They also thought they could control Hitler. |
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What did Hitler first do as Chancellor? |
Called for another election so he could get a Nazi majority in the Reichstag so he could do anything he wanted. He got this in March 1933 |
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When was the Reichstag fire? |
27th February 1933 |
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Who was blamed for the Reichstag fire? |
Dutch communist Marinus van der Lubbe |
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Hitler persuaded Von Hindenburg to do what in the wake of the Reichstag fire? |
Pass emergency laws restricting personal liberty. |
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What was one effect of these laws. |
These Laws allowed Hitler to arrest and imprison thousands of communist supporters before the election however they still did not win a majority and had to form a coalition with 52 Nationalists. |
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Who went on trial for the reichstag fire? |
Both Van der Lubbe and the leading German communists in Germany? |
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Who was found guilty at the trial? |
Only Van der Lubbe? |
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What happened after the courts only prosecuted Van Der Lubbe? |
Hitler was furous so replaced the courts with the Nazis people's courts. |
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What is another theory about how the Reichstag fire happened? |
There was a tunnel from Goering's palace to the reichstag which Karl Ernst (Leader of Berlin SA and murdered in night of the long knives) lead stormtroopers down and they scattered the reichstag with petrol and burned it down? |
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How did Hitler become a dictator? |
He forced through the enabling act of March 1933 |
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Explain the enabling act |
After the election Hitler still didn't have enough seats to pass any law he wanted in the reichstag. He therefore created the enabling act which gave him emergency powers to do whatever he liked. To pass the enabling act he needed 66% of the reichstag to vote yes. |
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Where did the vote for the enabling act take place? |
In the Kroll Opera House because the Reichstag has burned down |
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How did Hitler ensure the enabling act? |
He placed SA stormtroopers outside the Kroll Opera House and they would simply turn away anyone who was the political opposition of Hitler. |
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What was the first name of the Nazis in 1919? |
DAP - German Workers Party Deutsche Arbeiterpartei |
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Why did Hitler first join the DAP? |
Originally he was a military spy and joined to keep tabs on the group however he was genuinely interested in the party. |
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How many members were there when Hitler joined the DAP? |
He was the 7th member of the DAP |
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Who founded the DAP? |
Anton Drexler |
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What did Hitler bring to the DAP? |
25 point programme Swatika Changed the name to NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers Party) Promotion Oratorical skills (good speaker) |
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What was included in the 25 point programme? |
The parties principles which revolved around three areas: Nationalism Socialism Racism (antisemitism) |
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Where was the DAP founded? |
Munich |
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When did Rohm join the Nazis? |
Rohm joined in later 1919 after first being a member of the freicorps and fighting the communists. |
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What did Rohm do with the Nazis? |
He brought the SA originally to protect meeting and intimidate Jews. |
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Who was Chancellor from 1930-1932? |
Bruning however he did not get anything done so Von Schleicher persuaded Hindenburg to get rid of him. |
