Nazi Control and dictatorship

• What was the Enabling Act of 1933?


  The Enabling Act allowed Hitler to pass laws without the approval of the Reichstag, effectively giving him **dictatorial powers**.
• What was the Night of the Long Knives (1934)?


  Hitler ordered the **purge of the SA** (Stormtroopers) and other political opponents to consolidate his power and eliminate internal threats.
• What was the role of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany?


  The Gestapo was the **secret police** that used surveillance, intimidation, and terror to suppress opposition and enforce Nazi ideology.
• What was the purpose of Nazi propaganda under Joseph Goebbels?


  To **control public opinion**, promote Nazi ideology, and create a cult of personality around Hitler.
• What was the Hitler Youth?


  A Nazi organization that indoctrinated young people with Nazi ideology and prepared them for military service or roles in the Nazi state.
• What was the Nuremberg Laws (1935)?


  Laws that stripped Jews of their citizenship, banned marriage between Jews and non-Jews, and institutionalized racial discrimination.
• What was Kristallnacht (1938)?


  A **pogrom** against Jews in Germany, where synagogues, businesses, and homes were destroyed, and thousands of Jews were arrested.
• What was the Four-Year Plan (1936)?


  A plan to prepare Germany for war by increasing **self-sufficiency** in resources and expanding the military.
• What was the **Reichstag Fire** (1933)?


  A fire used by the Nazis as a pretext to suspend civil liberties and increase their control over Germany.
• What was the Concordat (1933)?


  An agreement between Nazi Germany and the Catholic Church to ensure the Church would not interfere in politics, in exchange for religious freedom.