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Hitler Consolidates Power

Hitler Consolidates Power. How did Hitler Consolidate Power?. Between March and July 1933—all political parties banned KDP already banned Many socialists imprisoned Even supporting parties disbanded Catholic Central Party Concordat w/ Vatican

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Hitler Consolidates Power

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  1. Hitler Consolidates Power

  2. How did Hitler Consolidate Power? • Between March and July 1933—all political parties banned • KDP already banned • Many socialists imprisoned • Even supporting parties disbanded • Catholic Central Party • Concordat w/ Vatican • Church recognized Hitler; Nazis left Church alone • Law Against the Establishment of Parties (July 14, 1933)

  3. Länder • Ref. to state govt • Took over through • Forced resignation • Seized buildings, docs, and supplies • Loyal Nazi commissioners were appointed • Law for the Restoration and Professional Civil Service (April 1933) • Trade Unions bannedreplaced w/German Labor Front

  4. One Party State Made Legal • Law to Ensure the Unity of Party and State (Dec. 1933) • Structrualist Historians argue that Hitler set up parallel institutions to maintain power • Others argue Hitler did this because of disinterest and neglect

  5. Hitler’s Storm Troopers • Had been using SA to maintain control…but it was causing problems with the military. • Rumors of a military coup; SA became disposable

  6. Propaganda • Joseph Goebbels—Propaganda Minister • Believed masses could be won over easily • Censorship (Party controlled 2/3 of private newspapers) • Radio • Slogan (“Heil Hitler”) • Movies • Decorations on buildings

  7. Repression • Even before Hitler became the official leader, his chancellorship had led to the death of 30,000 communist (arrest of 300,000) • SS: The Security Service • Ran concentration camps • Dachau (March 1933) • Gestapo: State Secret Police force

  8. Class Discussion • Do you consider propaganda or repression more important in the consolidation of power in a totalitarian state, such as Hitler’s?

  9. Gleichschaltung • Nazi party control over every aspect of life

  10. Consolidation Complete in 1938 • 1934-Night of the Long Knives • Slowly began to transition the military into a Nazi force • 1935: Restoration of conscription—peacetime army of 500,000 • Some generals did not like the pace of rearmament • Didn’t like the SS (who were suppose to be a domestic police force but were technically part of the “war time army” • Some didn’t like the expansionist policies • War minister von Blombrg and Commander in Chief von Fritsch opposed “Lebensraum”; both dismissed and Hitler became war minister.

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