HIST 1115 Lecture : History Nov 22
The Nazi State
Enabling acts
Hitler becomes chancellor
oWould turn his party into a one man, one party dictatorship
oBelieve that they can tame Hitler
oThe people believed that the Nazis would represent Germany the best
o6th time voting in a year
Hermann Goring: Head of Russian state police
oGo after the “enemy”
oJews, Catholic priests etc. are targeted
oTells the state police to go after the enemies and leave the Nationalists
alone
S.A forces make concentration campe (without the state)
oAll Marxists parties are the enemies
Communists, social democrats
Reichstag Fire
oUsed it to “prove” that we are on a communist revolution
oa man is arrested and blamed for the fire
oAll civil rights are canceled state of emergency
This stays permanent so he can change the constitution
People most likely didn’t know that their rights were gone
oKeeps communist parties legal to keep the social democrats with less
power
oHitler joins with the nationalist party to get the majority
Passing the Enabling Acts
oDemocracy dissipates
oHitler is allowed to rule by decree
SA occupies any Jew businesses/ positions that they have
Nazi Party promises Catholics they can pray whenever, where ever,
State. Party institutions against state party institutions
Sehacht: Head of reichsbank and Hitler’s economic advisor
Nazi curriculum in schools
oStill state schools
oNazi way of schooling
oTeaches nazi science and Nazi history
oGirls and boys are speerately educated
Nuremberg Laws 1935
oLaws defined citizenship
oThey were used to divide the citizens with historically German blood from
those that are immigrants, Jews and Poles
Even if they had been in Germany for hundreds of years
The SA VS. Army
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oThey have 2 million members and they want to be the main army
oThey want prestige
oThe army doesn’t like that
oThe party puts pressure on Hitler to do something to control the SA
oSpring 1928 Hitler tries to figure out what to do with the SA
SS: Schultzstaffel Hindenberg
oThey’re supposed to be more powerful than SA
oAt this point they’re LESS powerful than the SA
Ernst Rohm: Head of SA
Hitler wants to merge president and chancellor
oSA wants the king back
June 1934 there was a secret deal with the leaders of SS and the army
oSacrifices a part of his party
Night of the Long Knives ( away to discipline the party)
oSA: most are executed
oThey are all blamed for plotting a communist revolution
Hitler says they will never be a second revolution
o“Do you approve of me?” periodic way of “voting”
Administering the Nazi State
Nuremberg Rally
the only ppl that were affected economically were the Jews
otheir pockets were emptied to pay to be in the country
oGermans would take over profitable businesses
People thought that they were goigng to go back to the classic way
Nazis Economics
Farmers are gratified by security
oNo bank can foreclose on them
oHitler will not mess with the fact that people can make food in Germany
oThe Agricultural sector is going to be preserved
oMost of the people are happy with this
Business was centrally organized
Bringing back employment made the Nazi’s popular
othe inter-highway system gives unskilled workers jobs
oAutobahns are for moving armies
oThe people finally had jobs after not having jobs for a few years during the
depression
Re Armament
They use ¾ of the money towards this
They are going to get this money from invading other countries
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Document Summary
Hitler becomes chancellor: would turn his party into a one man, one party dictatorship, believe that they can tame hitler, the people believed that the nazis would represent germany the best, 6th time voting in a year. Hermann goring: head of russian state police: go after the enemy , jews, catholic priests etc. are targeted, tells the state police to go after the enemies and leave the nationalists alone. S. a forces make concentration campe (without the state: all marxists parties are the enemies. Reichstag fire: used it to prove that we are on a communist revolution, a man is arrested and blamed for the fire, all civil rights are canceled state of emergency. This stays permanent so he can change the constitution. People most likely didn"t know that their rights were gone: keeps communist parties legal to keep the social democrats with less power, hitler joins with the nationalist party to get the majority.
