Creation of a dictatorship

• When did Hitler become chancellor of Germany?

  January 1933
• Who was chancellor of Germany from 1930 to 1932?

  Bruning
• What were the dates of Von Papen's chancellorship?

  May to July 1932
• Who was chancellor in December 1932?

  Von Schielcher
• What was one of the five reasons for Hitler's chancellorship?

  Wall Street crash causes 6 million unemployed
• What significant event occurred in 1929 that affected Germany?

  The Wall Street crash
• Why did people want someone new in leadership during Hitler's rise?

  They were dissatisfied with the coalition government that made no choices
• What did Hitler promise to the people that voted for him?

  ‘Work and bread’
• What event occurred on February 27, 1933?

  The Reichstag fire
• Who was blamed for the Reichstag fire?

  Communists
• What emergency powers did Hitler gain after the Reichstag fire?

  To arrest anyone without trial and ban the communist party
• When was the Enabling Act passed?

  March 24, 1933
• What did the Enabling Act allow Hitler to do?

  Make laws without the support of other politicians
• How did the Nazis intimidate politicians before the vote on the Enabling Act?

  They used SS and SA to intimidate them
• When did Hitler ban all other political parties in Germany?

  July 14, 1933
• What was the significance of banning other political parties?

  It meant nobody could oppose Hitler
• What event is known as the 'Night of Long Knives'?

  The execution of Ernst Rohm and 100 other SA members
• Why did Hitler execute Ernst Rohm?

  Rohm was becoming a threat to Hitler
• When did President Hindenburg die?

  August 2, 1934
• What title did Hitler declare for himself after Hindenburg's death?

  Fuhrer
• What was the oath of loyalty that Hitler enforced in 1934?

  Every soldier in the army had to swear loyalty to him
• What does SS stand for in the context of Nazi Germany?

  Elite SA members
• What were the five reasons for Hitler's chancellorship?

  1. Wall Street crash causes 6 million unemployed
  2. Death of Stresemann
  3. People wanted someone new
  4. Coalition government made no choices
  5. SA showed order against crime
• What were the key steps in Hitler's rise to dictatorship by 1934?

  1. Reichstag fire - blamed communists, gained emergency powers
  2. Enabling Act - allowed Hitler to make laws without support
  3. Banning other political parties - eliminated opposition
  4. Night of Long Knives - executed threats within the SA
  5. Death of Hindenburg - declared himself Fuhrer and gained army loyalty
• What was the significance of the Wall Street crash in 1929 for Germany?

  • Led to severe unemployment
  • Contributed to the rise of extremist parties like the Nazis
• What was the role of the SA in Hitler's rise to power?

  • Provided order against crime
  • Intimidated political opponents
  • Supported Nazi rallies and demonstrations