Hitler's Consolidation of Power 1933-34

The Reichstag Fire...

• ...was definitely part of a communist plot to take control of Germany.

• ...almost resulted in the end of the Nazi Party.

• ...was not of great significance in the coming election.

• ...was a suspiciously convenient event for the Nazis.

The 'Decree for the Protection of the People and the State'...

• ...enabled police to imprison people without trial and carry out searches of people's homes.

• ...made membership of the Communist Party illegal.

• ...gave Hitler powers to overrule the president.

• ...allowed Hitler to make laws and to sign treaties with Foreign Powers.

The 1933 Reichstag election was ......... days after the Reichstag fire.

• 16

• 6

• 12

• 3

Between the Reichstag Fire and the 1933 election, thousands of members of the Communist Party and ............................................ were arrested and sent to concentration camps.

In the 1933 Reichstag Election, the Nazis won ........... seats, versus 359 for other parties.

• 230

• 187

• 288

• 321

Hitler managed to pass the Enabling Act by...

• ...banning the Communist Party from the Reichstag.

• ...using the SS and SA to intimidate Reichstag members.

• ...promising the Centre Party that he would protect the Catholic Church.

• ...winning the support of the Nationalist Party.

All other political parties were outlawed in...

• July 1933

• March 1933

• April 1933

• May 1933

The Night of the Long Knives targeted...

• ...former chancellor, von Schleicher.

• ...the leadership of the Communist Party.

• ...the leadership of the SA.

• ...powerful enemies such as President Hindenburg.

The head of the SS was...

• Göring

• Heydrich

• Himmler

• Goebbels

Hitler declared himself Führer on 2 August 1934, combining the offices of president and chancellor, after...

• ...a second 'Night of the Long Knives'.

• ...the death of President Hindenburg.

• ...having President Hindenburg arrested and imprisoned.

• ...President Hindenburg was murdered.