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What kind of Dictatorship did Hitler Immediately set about creating?
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A Totalitarian Dictatoership
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Hitler called a general election.The Nazis used terror and propaganda against opponents.400,000 SA were enlisted in the police.
During the election campaign who set fire to the Reichstag? and Who did Hitler Blame for this? |
A Dutch Communist (van der lubbe) set fire to the Reichstag.Hitler blamed the incident on the communist threat.
In the election, the nazis increased their number of seats. |
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What did Hitler pass after the election and what did it mean?
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After the election Hitler passed the Enabling Act, which gave him power to rule by decree.
The Weimar democracy was at an end. |
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He Used a policy of coordination to do what?
What did he outlaw? Which party were the onli political party allowed? What did he replace trade unions with? |
to destroy all opposition.
He outlawed the communists and the socail democratic party. The nazis were the only political party allowed. He replaced trade unions with the German Labour Front. |
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What was the Night of the Long Knives?
Why did Hitler use the SS to kill Ernst Rohm? |
A purge that took place in which the Nazis carried out a series of political executions.
Rohm had planned a peoples army to replace the German Army. |
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What Did Hitler do when President Hindenburg died?
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He combined the offices of president and chancellor. He became der Fuhrer(the leader) and the German army had to swear an oath to him.
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Who did Hitler appoint as Minister of Propaganda?
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Joseph Goebbels was Appointed Minister Of Propaganda.He used all the media to control public opinion.
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Name Some Examples of Propaganda That Goebbels used.
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*He Organised a public burning of anti-nazi books.
*Editors of newspapers followed the nazi line. *Leni Riefenstahl produced propaganda films on the Nuremberg rally, which were used to gather huge amounts of people. *Radio was used.Families bought the peoples radio to listen to nazi broadcasts. *A cult of personality was developed around Hitler. |
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How was Education used as a propaganda tool?
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School subjects were used to get across nazi ideas.
Teachers had to belong to the Nazi Teachers Association. Boys were geared towards military sevice and girls towards housekeeping. |
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Who destroyed opposition to Hitler?
What was used to hold people who were given hard labour and punishments? |
The Gestapo arrested anybody on the slightest pretext and used torture to get 'confessions'
Concentration Camps such as Dachau. |
