History 2147A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: German National People'S Party, Gleichschaltung, Roland Freisler
9 Feb 2018
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Young plan referendum example of short answer. Nazi germany lecture 4: the consolidation of power and the police state. Alfred hugenburg/dnvp/german nationalists oppose the young plan (1) Hitler campaigns against the young plan alongside hugenberg/dnvp/german nationalists (1) Campaigning alongside a respected politician/party lends respectability/legitimacy to hitler/the nazi party and results in significantly increased support for the nazi party (2) Night of the long knives example short answer. Hitler has ss carry out a series of murders, including ernst rohm, the head of the sa (1) Bri(cid:374)gs ar(cid:373)y o(cid:374)side a(cid:374)d reasserts hitler(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol o(cid:448)er the party, bringing him closer to dictatorship (2) Amps up violence in order to convince people that law and order does need to be established. The more violence and chaos he creates the better his case looks that they need to re-establish. Gives him emergency powers: uses these powers excessively. Emergency decree: which limits freedom of press and assembly.
