Removing other opposition

• What was the role of Trade Unions in opposition to the government?

  They were a powerful potential source of opposition with the ability to call workers out on strike.
• How did Hitler use the Enabling Act regarding Trade Unions?

  He banned trade unions and made strikes illegal.
• What happened to Trade Union officials under Hitler's regime?

  They were arrested and sent to concentration camps.
• What organization replaced the trade unions after their ban?

  The German Labour Front (DAF) was set up to replace the unions.
• What was Hitler's next target after Trade Unions?

  Political parties were his next target.
• What actions did Nazi stormtroopers take against the Socialist and Communist parties in May 1933?

  They closed down newspapers and confiscated their funds.
• What significant law was enacted on 14 July 1933?

  The Law against the establishment of Parties was enacted.
• What did the Law against the establishment of Parties accomplish?

  It made all political parties other than the Nazis illegal.
• Why did Hitler abolish the Lander in January 1934?

  To prevent local government from interfering in his control of Germany.
• Who replaced the Lander after their abolition?

  Gauleiters were appointed to run the local regions of Germany.
• 1.Trade Unions were a powerful potential source of opposition, with close links to the Socialist Party and the power to undermine the government by calling their workers out on strike.
• 2. Hitler used his new Enabling Act powers to ban trade unions and make strikes illegal. Trade Union officials were arrested and sent to concentration camps and a new Nazi organization, the German Labour Front (DAF) was set up to replace the unions.
• 3. Political parties were Hitler’s next target. In May 1933, Nazi stormtroopers closed down the newspapers and confiscated the funds of the Socialist and Communist parties.
• 4. On 14 July 1933, the Law against the establishment of Parties made all political parties other than the Nazis illegal.
• 5. Finally, Hitler wanted to prevent local government interfering in his control of Germany, so in January 1934 Hitler abolished the Lander (local parliaments) and replaced them with Gauleiters to run the local regions of Germany.