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Hitler's Consolidation of Power :silhouette: (Reichstag Fire…
Hitler's Consolidation of Power :silhouette:
Reichstag Fire
Protection for the People and State Law - Passed by Hindenburg because he was scared of the communists
People now feared the communists
Part of the Nazi propaganda machine
March Elections
Communists had around 80 seats
Nazi Vote Share increased from 33% to 43% - they now had 288 seats in the Reichstag
Disappointing for the Nazis
Could only pass their laws through the Nationalists, 53 seats
Before Elections, hitler was disrupting other party campaigns, not allowing them to campaign
Enabling Act
Passed by Hindenburg
Allowed all power to be transferred to Hitler for 4 years
March 23rd 1933
Hindenburg's Death
2nd August 1934
Hitler merged the positions of Chancellor and President together
Complete Dictatorship
Oath of Loyalty
Afternoon of Hindenburg's death, Hitler changed the Oath of Loyalty
Used to be an oath to the state, now an oath exclusively to Hitler
2nd August 1934
Night of the Long Knives
30th June 1934
Period where Hitler's opponents were killed
Ernst Röhm
Schleicher
Many Jewish Businesses
The SA
Banning of Political Parties and Trade Unions
Hitler banned all other parties in the Enabling Act
Used terror because he was ransacking their offices
Hitler created the "DAF" or the German Labour Force to replace Trade Unions
DAF was government controlled so rendered the point of Trade Unions useless