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Hitler’s Consolidation of Power

Question 1 of 20

1

Hitler was made Chancellor on January 30 1933.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

What had President Hindenburg been using frequently before he appointed Hitler as Chancellor?

Select one of the following:

  • The Chancellor’s Decree (Article 48)

  • The Presidential Decree (Article 48)

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

In one respect Hitler’s appointment was a surprise- why was this?

Select one of the following:

  • Democracy was beginning to work again under Franz von Papen.

  • He was appointed when support for the NSDAP had fallen from 230 to 196 seats in the Reichstag.

  • Hitler had failed miserably in the Presidential Elections so who would think he would make a good Chancellor?

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

On appointment, who was made Hitler’s Vice Chancellor?

Select one of the following:

  • Ernst Rohm

  • Gregor Strasser

  • Franz von Papen

  • Kurt von Schleicher

  • Joseph Goebbels

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

After the November 1932 elections which saw electoral support fell from 230 to 196 seats, Hitler contemplated suicide.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

Which of the following was NOT a limitation or weakness after Hitler was appointed Chancellor?

Select one of the following:

  • He had two other Nazis in the cabinet (3 including himself)

  • Von Papen was Vice Chancellor

  • The Army was suspicious of Him (An upstart Corporal)

  • The President could dismiss him at any point

  • Conservatives remained divided over how best to solve Germany's problems

  • Hitler could not use Article 48 (He had to pass laws democratically through the Reichstag)

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

What happened on 27 February 1933 that was a turning point in Hitler's political fortunes?

Select one of the following:

  • Hindenburg Died

  • The Reichstag burnt down

  • The Reichstag agreed to the Enabling Act

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

Which of the following was not a consequence of the Reichstag Fire?

Select one of the following:

  • An emergency decree was passed - suspending many civil liberties.

  • The Communists were blamed for the fire and many were arrested.

  • In the March elections Hitler could argue he had 'saved' Germany from a left wing coup.

  • It allowed him to win a clear majority in the elections.

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

A few days after the fire, in the election on 5 1933, per cent of the German people voted for the Nazis, who won seats in the Reichstag. This was still not the majority Hitler needed, but this did not stop him.
When the Reichstag met on 23 March 1933 Hitler was able to secure the passing of an important law, the by:
using the decree for the Protection of People and State to ban the Party (KPD);
some non-Nazi deputies;
persuading the Party to support him;
obtaining the cooperation and obedience by promising to protect the rights of and cancelling the Law for the Protection of People and State;
arranging for the SA to other parties.

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    March
    44
    288
    two-thirds
    Enabling Act
    Communist
    arresting
    Nationalist
    Centre Party’s
    Catholics
    intimidate

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Question 10 of 20

1

Which of the following is not true of the Enabling Act?

Select one of the following:

  • It was passed on 23 March 1933, by 441 votes to 94 (after a lots of deals and intimidation).

  • It gave Hitler the power to bypass the Reichstag to make laws.

  • It was a temporary law for 4 years.

  • It made him a 'virtual' dictator.

  • The President could not dismiss him.

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

How did Hitler consolidate his position by creating a One Party State?

Within of the passing of the Enabling Act, Hitler removed most sources of opposition.
He the Nazi and the Nationalist Parties. The Centre Party (Catholic Party) voluntarily in return for Hitler agreeing not to interfere in schools and youth movements. Socialists and , who had not already fled, were put in .
In March, local were closed and then re-established with majorities.
In April, Nazis took over key posts in governments. Jews and other political enemies were removed from the
In July 1933, other political parties were . The Law Against the of New Parties meant only the Nazi Party was allowed to exist. Therefore, when the Reichstag and local governments met, which was infrequently, all the deputies were Nazis.
In January 1934, the Law for the Reconstruction of the State Germany’s governments, apart from Prussia.

These changes made Germany a and destroyed in the country. When a new Reichstag election was held in December 1933, the Nazis won 92 per cent of the vote.

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    months
    political
    merged
    disbanded
    Catholic
    communists
    prison
    parliaments
    Nazi
    local
    civil service.
    banned
    Formation
    abolished
    state
    one-party state
    democracy

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

What was the term given to Hitler's taking control of all aspects of German politics, society, economy and cultural life?

Select one of the following:

  • Decentralisation

  • Communism

  • Coordination

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

Which of the following was NOT a reason why Hitler felt threatened by the SA?

Select one of the following:

  • It numbered nearly 2 million men.

  • Its leader, Ernst Rohm wanted to promote the Socialist Agenda of the 25 Point Programme (Hitler didn't)

  • The Army were suspicious of Rohm and his intentions towards them.

  • The movement had widespread support from the German business world.

  • German businessmen & industrialists were suspicious of Rohm's socialist agenda.

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

The Night of the Long Knives

On 30 June , Hitler ordered the SS (i.e. the who were Hitler's personal body guards) to murder approximately people, including .
They were mostly but also included were a number of other that Hitler wanted to eliminate, like the previous Chancellor, .
In , Hitler justified the slaughter by accusing the SA of being and against Germany.
On 3 July 1934, the Reichstag passed a law the Night of the Long Knives.
The Night of the Long Knives was very significant because:
it all opposition to Hitler the Nazi Party;
it gave more power to the brutal , which became more important than the Nazi Party in running the ;
it potential opponents because they knew they would be dealt with .

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    1934
    Schutzstaffel
    400
    Röhm
    SA leaders
    opponents
    Kurt von Schleicher
    public
    homosexuals
    plotting
    retrospectively
    legalising
    destroyed
    within
    SS
    dictatorship
    discouraged
    ruthlessly

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

What was a Gauleiter?

Select one of the following:

  • A district leader - a loyal Nazi in charge of one of the 42 districts created after Hitler became Chancellor.

  • An officer in the SS

  • A member of the communist Party that Hitler had purged.

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

When President Hindenburg died on 2 August, Hitler did not hold an election to replace him. Instead, he declared himself jointly President, Chancellor and Head of the Army and he became known as the Führer (leader).

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

Ensuring the loyalty of the army.

During the previous regime, the , the army had helped to undermine the government. Hitler was determined this would not happen to him. Hitler gained control of the army in a number of ways:
Firstly, he increased his popularity with them by the SA in the . The army had disliked the SA because it was setting itself up as a to it. Secondly, after the death of , members of the army had to a personal (i.e. unconditional ) to Hitler, not . Lastly, Hitler kept the army out of politics by keeping it busy with and later rearmament.

These actions put down any sources of opposition to Hitler within the army.

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    eliminating
    Night of the Long Knives
    rival
    Hindenburg
    swear
    Oath of Allegiance
    obedience
    Germany
    conscription
    Weimar Republic

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Which of the following are examples of 'Gleischaltung' (Coordination) which helped Hitler create a totalitarian state after 1933? (More than one answer)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Trade Unions were abolished and replaced by the DAF.

  • People's Courts were created & judges swore an oath of allegiance to Hitler.

  • The Civil Service was 'purged'.

  • All political parties other than the Nazi Party were banned.

  • State Governments were abolished (Apart from Prussia)

  • The Ministry for Enlightenment & Propaganda was established under Goebbels.

  • 42 Gauleiters were appointed to help administer the State.

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

Hitler held a plebiscite (referendum) on 19 August 1934 in which 90 per cent of Germans voted that they approved of Hitler becoming Führer.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

On what 'principle' was Germany run under Hitler after 1934?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Democratic principle

  • The Fuhrer principle (Fuherprinzip)

  • The Fascist Principle

Explanation