Summary Alevel History: Hitler's consolidation of power 1933-34 Mindmap
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Complete notes on Hitler's consolidation of power from the AQA Alevel History, Democracy & Nazism course from an A* student!!!
This includes information on;
- Hitler's initial incomplete power
- Tensions within the Nazi party
- creating a one party state
- control over local gov
- civil ser...
The concern of a second revolution Hindenburg had
was now removed, as well as gaining the final say in
3. 5th of March - constitutional
the favour of the army This is not going to help him
election where the matters and the
Nazi party won the achieve Gleischaltung (forcing
army was loyal into Line to coordinate society)
majority. Use of SA to him, not H Existence of
violence increased other political
The defence
minister threatened parties - they Although the
to give the army SA was were prepared Nazis controlled
neutralised as a 4. 23rd March to continue the State govs in
the power to crush Within an 2. 27th
threat, but Hitler Hitler is able to their voice of Prussia (largest
the SA HOUR of his February 1933
also took the issue the Enabling opposition federal state in
opportunity to death - H - Reichstag Act (legal (such as the G) elected govs
Papen, w/ eliminate many moved quickly Fire foundation for SPD) in other states
Hindenburg's other political to merge the dictatorship as it For groups
were under the
approval, made a opponents, offices of the gave H the power such as the SA
control of other
speech attacking including Chan & Press to issue decrees parties
SA violence Schliecher. - making without the
himself the 1. 30th support of the
ultimate leader January 1933 Reichstag & These
SA units began to 84 were of G - Fuhrer H is appointed problems LW
Hindenburg's Independence of
attack army convoys executed, and Chancellor were: RW
agreement) the civil service
and stole weapons around 1000
6. These
arrested
developments
convinced H Steps which By March 1933, Hitler
The army had to KPD h
that he could happened before had established the legal For Hitler and the Nazi party, the coming
H's relationship with the swear an oath of been s
not delay this (recap) foundations for his to power in Jan 1933 was the beginning
army was vital. He still allegiance to Hitler under th
action dictatorship (E/A) but he of a national socialist revolution.
needed to win over their 5. Situation came (not nation) Fire De
against the still did not have full However this meant different things for
support, but this would to a head in Many c
SA any Hindenburg dies on the control over Germany different people. It led to a faction within
not be possible with his summer of 1934 were p
longer. On 2nd August 1934 as a the party, a more LW one (headed by
link to the SA. The army when: whilst
the 30th June result of lung cancer Rohm) and a more RW (headed by H)
was the only institution On the 19th August - a Hitler's
with the power to 1934, Hitler plebiscite was held to get the power was
remove H from power, 4.Many SA members purged Rohm 'seal of approval' on H's not complete
and the SA. Tensions WITHIN From July 1933 - NSDAP
and their loyalty was to became restless as the SA appointment as Fuhrer. 89% Hindenburg's - still faced the Nazi party was the only legal political
Hindenburg, not H. was now lacking any clear of votes approved - complete death problems
consolidation
from Jan 1933 party in Germany
role (Hitler no longer relied
on them) and the SA
They wanted violence and political On 14 J
Creating a one
to combine pressure threatened to Night of the Hitler's consolidation of power: party state
Formatio
undermine H's relationship Long Knives,
the SA and
w/ Hindenburg & army June 1934
March 1933 - August 1934
the army, Administrative
with Rohm 3. The SA, led by changes
being the Control over
Rohm, pressed for a ' SA membership grew Civil Service
commander Also wanted a more 31st March 1933 - local gov
political role for the SA
second revolution' from 100,000 control First Law for the
members in 1931 to Workers - manages to control
Co-ordination of the the largest demographic in
2. After July 1933, when 3million in 1934 Federal States Germany through his DAF.
Hopes for more Hitler declared that the Nazi 30th Jan 1934 -
Nazis placed party They had control on things
socialist reforms revolution was over, the The 'Law for the
officials in gov such as trade unions etc
(following those violence of the SA became 7th April 1933 - Law for 7th April 1933 Reconstruction of
1. SA had made offices to watch
socialist ideas in the an embarrassment for H the Restoration of a - the Second the Reich'
major over civil servants 14th Feb 1934 -
25PP) Professional Civil service Coordination abolished state
contribution to Law (of the Abolition of the
assemblies
the rise of the Federal Reichsrat
Dissolved elected
Nazi party & Control of the CS = assemblies in the States)
to the reign of In the matte
significant because key federal states and Took the centralisation
terror that was year, has b
areas of life were now Many civil servants were replaced them with the process further. State
used against able to get r
in control by the Nazis. conservative and supportive of Nazi-dominated assemblies were
opponents any of the la
Eg. Children could be Hitler's appointment. When assemblies abolished & govs of
after Created the role of problems he
indoctrinated at young loyalties were in doubt, they the states were
Reich Governor to
age by teachers were forced to resign and formally subordinated
rule over the federal
were replaced by Nazi Party states. They were to the gov of the
members - many of whom did Significant - can Reich. Post of Reich
responsible for
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