13) Hitler's consolidation of power (1933-23)

• Hitler made Chancellor

  30 January 1933
• Law against the Formation of New Parties

  14th July 1933
• DNVP disbanded


  June 27
• Centre party disbanded


  July 5
• Why was the SPD banned?


  they voted against the Enabling Act and banned as a 'party hostile to the nation and state' in June 1933
• First Law for the coordination of the Federal States


  31 March 1933 - elected assemblies replaced by Nazi- dominated assemblies
• Second Coordination Law


  7 April 1933- created the post-Reich Governor to rule over the federal states
• Law for the Reconstruction of the Reich


  30 January 1934 - abolished state assemblies
• Reichsrat abolished


  14th February 1934
• How did Nazis assert control over civil services?

  -When loyalties questioned, local officials replaced by a Nazi

  -Placed Nazi Party officials in gov offices to watch over civil servants
• The Night of the Long Knives

  30 June 1934 - Hitler purged Rohm and the SA
• How many executed and arrested at the Night of the Long Knives

  84 executed

  approximately 1000 arrested
• What caused the Night of the Long Knives?

  Hitler had declared the Nazi revolution to be over, but the SA (led by Rohm) wanted a second revolution and to replace the military and their attacks on the army was a bad reflection on Hitler
• When did Hindenburg die?

  2nd August 1934
• Hitler declared himself Fuhrer


  August 1934
• How did Hitler make himself Fuhrer?

  when Hindenburg died, he merged the offices of Chancellor and President making himself the leader
• What gave Hitler control of the army?

  Soldiers were made to pledge an oath of allegiance to Hitler and they had no objections after the Night of the Long Knives