Impact of hitler's rule

Political

Economic

Social

One party rule

Night of the long knifes

Enabling Act

Creation of Fuehrer position

Reichstag Fire

Organizing worker's leisure time

Control of trade unions

Re-employment

Militarization

Persecution of jews

Censorship

Persecution of minority grp

Propaganda

Role of women

Arrested and charged several communists with arson

Hitler declared a state of emergency in Germany, claiming that the country was in great danger

Hitler blamed the communists for trying to overthrow the govt

He suspended freedom, the press

Germany's parliament building caught fire

Hitler called for election on March 1933

Anyone who spoke against him was arrested or beaten

Other parties disagreed to the enabling act so Hitler suggested voting

Before the vote, SS and SA surrounded the building where votes were supposed to take place and Hitler arrested all his opponents

Hitler needed to have 2/3 majority in the reichstag in order to pass the enabling act

Hitler won the enabling act and passed

Nazi officials now took control of all the govt departments and the SS and SA brutally dealt with threats

When the party came into power, opponents were sent to concentration camps

May 1933, Hitler passed a law that nazi is the only legal political party

Hitler ordered Ernst Rohm, SA leaders and other threats be killed

In one night, Hitler managed to remove opponents and gain support of the army

Businessmen, army Generals and Hitler felt SA was getting too strong

Under Ernst Rohm, SA grew to 4 mil strong and wanted to take over the army

Hitler merged the powers of president and chancellor- Fuehrer

Aft Hindenburh's funeral, the nazis held a vote and Germany approved of hitler's new position

Hitler increased his power when President Hindenburg died in 1934

German laws stated that a new president had to be elected

Hitler youth

He also stirred up anti-semitic and anti-communist feelings

All German films were controlled and had to carry a pro-nazi message

Every form of media was used to communicate his ideas and ensure Germany stays loyal

This helped convince supporters to win over more ppl and continue supporting hitler

Publications needed to go through the ministry of propaganda

Book Burning event took place

Anything against the nazis were banned

Listening to foreign stations were punishable by death

Controlled public opinion and brainwashed them

7 Nov 1938, night of Broken glass, more than 7500 Jewish shops and over 400 synapses were destroyed, more than 90 jews killed and 30k arrested

In 1942 holocaust, six concentration camps in Poland built for mass killing, nazis forced jews to wear the star of David so that they could identified

Jews portrayed as sly, cowardly and evil ppl out to destroy German culture

By the time the war ended, 1/3 of the world's jews were dead

Jews were considered inferior and social parasites

Many were sent to concentration camps

Viewed as inferior and threats to the Aryan blood purity

Homosexuals, handicapped, disabled

Women discouraged from pursuing studies

Nazis made them undergo vigorous training in domestic tasks

Hitler believed women could best serve their nation by being confined to the role of a mother and spouse

They were taught anti-semitism and nazi ideology, physical training was emphasised

The investment ensured a tomorrow for Germany as they would be members of the nazi party

By 1933, it had 2.3 mil members as it was made compulsory

The Hitler youth comprised of youths between 14 to 18

The civil service was expanded to provide more jobs

Many were employed to build schools, hospitals and highways

Hitler spent large sums of money on govt projects that involved many workers

Unemployment was further reduced with the reintroduction of conscription and the removal of jews from jobs

Overall employment fell from 6 mil in 1933 to below 1 mil in 1939

Workers were forced to join a workers' organization controlled by the nazis called DAF

1935, Nazis imposed a wage freeze on all workers

They were not allowed to bargain for better working conditions

1936, German economy was geared towards preparing for war , focus on production of resources and machinery

1939, workers worked up to 72 hrs a week, wages restricted

Workers could save 5 marks a week towards a cheap car, the Volkswagen Beetle

Workers were kept under surveillance at all times

The DAF set up schemes like "strengththrough joy" which provided cheap theatre and cinema tickets

By 1949, there were 1.4 mil men in the army

This created many jobs as men were needed to make war materials like weapons and uniforms

In 1935, the nazis introduced conscription for the army which reduced unemployment

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