Hitler in Power
History: KS3, topic 18.3.4
Hitler in Power
After Hitler became Chancellor he began to consolidate (make stronger) Nazi power. He became Führer and created a dictatorship.
The one-party state
- During 1933 and 1934, Hitler got rid of his political opposition.
- Hitler passed the ‘Enabling Act’ in 1933. This voted the Reichstag (parliament) out of existence.
The Führer
- President Hindenburg died in 1934.
- Hitler merged the roles of Chancellor and President together into the role of Führer.
- He was a dictator.
Nazi control
- The Nazis controlled Germany through a combination of propaganda and terror.
- The Nazis made Hitler the focus of propaganda. They also started publishing anti-Semitic (anti-Jewish) propaganda.
- The Nazis used the gestapo (secret police force) and the SS (the Nazi’s personal military organisation) to maintain control over the German people.
Test yourself on Hitler in Power
When did Hitler pass the enabling act?