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LIFE IN NAZI GERMANY AND FASCIST ITALY - Coggle Diagram
LIFE IN NAZI GERMANY AND FASCIST ITALY
POLICIES TOWARD WOMEN
NAZI GERMANY
FASCIST ITALY
POLICIES TOWARD CHILDREN AND EDUCATION
NAZI GERMANY
FASCIST ITALY
ECONOMIC POLICIES (trade unions)
NAZI GERMANY
trade unions were abolished and their leaders arrested
FASCIST ITALY
CULTURAL POLICIES (religion, police, cultural events, propaganda, the arts)
NAZI GERMANY
:!:
(23 Mar 1933)
Enabling Act required 2/3 majority
for Hitler to
make laws without the Reichstag's approval
for 4 years; enabled him to destroy all opposition to his rule;
removed the Reichstag (source of opposition)
:!:
(27 Feb-5 Mar 1933)
Reichstag Fire and election
to persuade Hindenburg to pass an emergency law; restrict personal liberty to imprison many communists leaders;
no competition to ensure win
; did not gain the overall majority but gained enough seats; used
intimidation and passed the Enabling Act
(7 Apr 1933)
Nazis were in control of local governments
;
'alien elements' were removed from their positions
in the civil service, courts, and education; rid potential oppositions that could be influential; rid 'aliens' or others from different countries (Jews were 'undesirable')
:!:
(14 Jul 1933)
political
parties banned
;
only Nazi party allowed to exist
; made Germany a one-party state; destroyed democracy; removed other parties in fear of opposition
(Jan 1934)
all state governments were taken over
; centralize all policy; guarantee different states cooperation; encouraged nationalism;
possibilities of opposition was decreased bc state govs could not lead people
:!:
(30 Jun 1934)
Night of the Long Knives
; SA demand for continuation of
socialist agenda
and
control of army
;
SS (Hitler's personal bodyguards) murdered around 400 members of the SA
bc he 'could not afford to annoy businessmen or army'; destroyed all opposition within the Nazi party;
gave power to brutal SS
; displayed Hitler to the world as a
tyrant
:!:
(19 Aug 1934)
Hitler becomes Führer
; Hindenburg died so Hitler declares himself
jointly president, chancellor, and head of army
; members of armed forces swear personal
oath of allegiance to Hitler
; made Hitler the
absolute ruler
of Germany
;
neutralized any opposition within the army**
(2 May 1933)
Trade unions banned
and Germans
join German Labour Front (DAF)
;
rid the possibility of people uniting and protesting
; destroyed possible form of sympathy and support for communists (arch-enemies)
a
concordat (agreement) was signed
with the Pope for Hitler to increase his power in Germany without opposition from the Catholic Church (if left alone)
people's court:
set up Nazi people's court where judges swear oath of loyalty to the Nazis
FASCIST ITALY