Hitler's Consolidation of Power 👤

Reichstag Fire

Protection for the People and State Law - Passed by Hindenburg because he was scared of the communists

March Elections

Communists had around 80 seats

Nazi Vote Share increased from 33% to 43% - they now had 288 seats in the Reichstag

Enabling Act

Passed by Hindenburg

Allowed all power to be transferred to Hitler for 4 years

People now feared the communists

Part of the Nazi propaganda machine

Hindenburg's Death

Oath of Loyalty

Night of the Long Knives

Banning of Political Parties and Trade Unions

2nd August 1934

Hitler merged the positions of Chancellor and President together

Hitler banned all other parties in the Enabling Act

Used terror because he was ransacking their offices

March 23rd 1933

Before Elections, hitler was disrupting other party campaigns, not allowing them to campaign

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

Hitler created the "DAF" or the German Labour Force to replace Trade Unions

Disappointing for the Nazis
Could only pass their laws through the Nationalists, 53 seats

DAF was government controlled so rendered the point of Trade Unions useless

2nd August 1934

30th June 1934

Period where Hitler's opponents were killed

Ernst Röhm

Schleicher

Many Jewish Businesses

The SA

Complete Dictatorship