| when was the reichstag fire | 27 feb 1933 |
| what was reichstag fire | communist van der lubbe thought to have set fire to the reichstag building |
| when was reichstag fire decree | 28 march 1933 |
| what was the fire decree | decree which suspended the civil rights parts of the weimar constitution
police + secret police had right to arrest people for any reason
people could be held in captivity indefinitely |
| when was dachau opened | march 1933 |
| when was the enabling act | 24 march 1933 |
| what was the enabling act | hitler moved to take dictatorial powers
asked the reichstag to pass a law which could give him the power to rule by decree |
| 4 factors enabling nazi consolidation of power | terror
propaganda
gleichschaltung
support of conservative elite |
| ----- political opponents were imprisoned between ---- and ---- | 100,000
1933
1934 |
| what is gleichschaltung | co-ordination |
| 3 reasons for support for the regime | - brought greater stability to the lives of many germans
- unemployment fell and economic growth resumed by 1935
- propaganda was effective |
| in 1934 what % of the public endorsed Hitler taking over Hindenburg's remaining powers (plebiscite) | 90% |
| 1936 ----- of the public supported the remilitarisation of the rhineland | 99% |
| name 4 opposition groups | edelweiss pirates
swing youth
catholic church
white rose |
| when was the white rose movement | 1942 |
| 3 elements of the terror state | concentration camps
Gestapo
no civil rights of freedom (fire decree) |
| in 1935 the prison population increased by ------ and ---- inmates were classed as political prisoners | 53,000 and 23,000 |
| name 3 nazi policies (women) | contraception advice was restricted and abortion banned
women were restricted to only 10% of uni places
loans could be obtained by married couples |
| when was the hitler youth formed and what year was it made compulsary | 1926 and 1939 |
| how many people were still unemployed by 1933 | 8 million |
| when was the four year plan | 1936 |
| what was the four year plan | Germany to be autarkic and self sufficient
involved increased production in agriculture and raw materials to replace imports
a massive expansion of armaments was planned |
| was the four year plan successful | partially, massive rearmament in some areas
huge expansion achieved but autarky not attained |
| name 3 failures of the war economy | state remained chaotic
labour shortages held the economy back
shortages of raw materials such as coal and oil |
