2. NEW ELECTION! Hitler wants to win MAJORITY He controls newspapers and radio stations Opponents are intimidated

3. REICHSTAG FIRE! Communists blamed Hitler asks for EMERGENCY POWERS

4. EMERGENCY POWERS! Hitler gets emergency powers to deal with the ‘Plot’

5. COMMNISTS BANNED! Communists are banned from elections and 4000 are arrested Hitler got more votes but still not a Majority

6. ENABLING ACT! This gives Hitler the power to pass whatever Law he wants WITHOUT the Reichstag!

7. NAZIS IN CHARGE! The powers allow Hitler to start the GESTAPO and put Nazis in all town halls

8. TRADE UNIONS BANNED Workers couldn’t complain about pay and conditions

9. ALL PARTIES BANNED! (except Nazis) This makes Germany a ONE PARTY STATE

10. HINDENBURG DIES! Hitler uses this to make himself FUHRER – Leader

11. NIGHT OF THE LONG KNIVES! Hitler has many of the leaders of the SA killed – including Ernst Rohm This impresses the German army who swear an OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO HITLER

12. Explain why Hitler managed to consolidate his power during 1933 & 1934? (2009) (7 marks) Briefly describe what happened during and immediately after the Reichstag fire in 1933? (2007) (5 marks) Explain why the Reichstag fire was useful to Hitler? (2005) (7 marks) Explain what Hitler did in 1933 to make himself dictator? (2002) (5 marks)

14. This event was one of Hitlers key moves for complete power. It was a calculated move to control his SA: Nazi STORMTROOPERS These were over 1 million strong Led by ERNST ROHM HOWEVER Hitler felt threatened by Rohm and such a large force

15. 1.Rohm was a POLITICAL THREAT. He had 1 million men – Could Hitler rely on him? 2.The SA and Rohm were very unpopular with the Wehrmacht (German army) They saw them as a private army 3.The SA were also unpopular with the public

16. On the 30 th June 1934 Hitler had his SS personal bodyguard kill or arrest the leadership of the SA. Hitler had shown himself to be a strong decisive leader He now had complete control of the armed forces The army swore an oath of allegiance to him and the generals were grateful The public saw it as a good decisive move to restore order!

17. Explain why Hitler turned on Rohm and the SA during the night of the Long knives 1934? (2007) (7 marks) Which of the following allowed Hitler to strengthen his power in 1933-34, the Enabling Act or the night of the long knives? Explain your answer (2005) (8 marks) Why did Hitler order the night of the Long knives in 1934? (2002) (7 marks)