1934 - Night of the Long Knives

By the end of which month in 1933 was a Nazi legal dictatorship established?

• January

• February

• March

• April

What was the impact of the Nazis taking control over local government?

• Decentralization of power

• Strengthening of local autonomy

• Centralization of power

• Increase in local government independence

Which of the following best describes the process of Gleichschaltung?

• Decentralization of power

• Coordination and centralization of power

• Promotion of political diversity

• Strengthening of local autonomy

Who was the deputy of SS chief Himmler when he consolidated control over the Gestapo?

• Heinrich Himmler

• Reinhard Heydrich

• Adolf Hitler

• Paul von Hindenburg

What significant event occurred on 2 Aug 1934?

• The German government banned Jews from the German Labor Front

• The Night of the Long Knives

• German President von Hindenburg died

• Hitler declared himself Führer

What was the main action taken by SS chief Himmler in Nov-Dec 1934?

• He created the Inspectorate of Concentration Camps

• He consolidated control over the Gestapo

• He declared political neutrality

• He became President of Germany

Who supported the Defence Minister in threatening to declare martial law?

• Hindenburg

• Hitler

• Rohm

• Goebbels

Who was worried by the SA's desire for a 'Second Revolution'?

• Von Papen and Hindenburg

• The general public

• Foreign governments

• The police force

What did the Defence Minister threaten to declare with Hindenburg's support?

• Martial law

• A state of emergency

• A new election

• A peace treaty

When was the ruthless purge of the SA launched?

• 30 June 1934

• 13 August 1934

• 1 September 1934

• 15 July 1934