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Flashcards by Malachy Moran-Tun, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Malachy Moran-Tun
over 3 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Was was the Enabling Act? | > Passed on the 23rd March 1933 > Allows Hitler to govern for 4 years without parliament > Would not need the approval of the Reichstag over any decisions |
| How did Hitler get the Enabling Act passed? | > Banned the Communist party - took away 81 seats - used the Reichstag fire to be able to do this > Secured the backing of the Centre party by promising to protects rights of the Catholic Church and uphold religious / moral values (right... if you say so) > Those who were absent on the vote were counted as for the act > SA intimidated many members |
| How did Hitler use the Enabling Act to ban trade unions? | > 2nd May 1933 - SA and SS soldiers occupied trade union buildings > Leaders were arrested and sent to concentration camps > German Labour Front (DAF) was set up in its place > DAF had 22 million members > Strikes were banned - rebels to be sent to prisons and concentration camps for political re-education |
| How did Hitler use the Enabling Act to ban Centrist opposition? | > 20th July 1933 - Pope and German government signed an agreement called a concordat > Secured the support of the Catholic Church, as long as the government protected Catholic rights > Pope saw Hitler as a partner against Communism (because of its anti-religious messages) > Hitler used this to ban the Centre party without opposition from the Church |
| How did Hitler use the Enabling Act to ban all political parties? | > 14th July 1933 - Nazi party proclaimed itself as the only legal political party > Nov 1933 election - 95.2% for Nazis, 3 million papers spoilt in protests |
| How did Hitler use the Enabling Act to abolish Lander parliaments? | > Germany split up into 18 regions with parliaments that ran the local area > These parliaments can cause political opposition > January 1934, Hitler abolished the Lander parliaments > Only Nazis would run each region of Germany |
| How did Hitler use the Enabling Act to overhaul the justice system? | > Hitler annoyed that Communists were not sentenced to death after the Reichstag Fire > April 24th 1934 - People's Courts established > Judges had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Nazis |
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