GCSE - Democracy to Dictatorship

Joseph Goebbels, Along with Adolf Hitler, these were the men who Wilhelm Frick, Ernst led to Nazi Party in 1933 when they came to Rohm, Hermann power. Goering, Rudolph Hess, Heinrich Himmler The Treaty of The name of the treaty signed between Germany Versailles and the victorious powers. Germany felt that is was a ‘dictated peace’. Brot und Arbeit This is German for ‘work and bread’. This was promised to Germans by the Nazi Party. This appealed to unemployed Germans. Lebensraum ‘Living Space’ was part of the Nazi ideology. The German people should take over land in the East to feed their population. Racial Ideology The Nazis were anti-semitic (hated the Jews). They saw Germans as ubermenschen and non- Germans as untermenschen. Reichstag Fire On 27th February 1933 the German Government building burnt down. The Nazis used this as an excuse to crack down on opponents. Enabling Act Hitler passes a law in March 1933 which allows him to govern without the Reichstag. Hitler is now in total control. Trade Unions Organisations which represent workers and fight for worker rights. Hitler makes them illegal in May 1933. Night of the Long On the 29th and 30th of June 1934 Hitler Knives eliminates rivals for power. Opponents, inside and outside the party, are killed or arrested. Death of President In July 1934 this event makes it possible for Hindenburg Hitler to further increase his power by combining posts into overall leader (Fuhrer) position.