Form of opposition Why was this a threat to How did Hitler remove Why would removing this opposition
Hitler? this opposition? help Hitler?
Trade Unions When Hitler came to Hitler knew that he It helped Hitler because the state could
power in January 1933, he needed the workers to take over the role of looking after the
saw trade unions as be on his side but he working class.
exercising more power could not allow trade
over the workers than he unions to exert the
could. Therefore, trade potential power they
unions were seen as a had. Therefore, trade
challenge to be dispensed unions were banned in
with. Nazi Germany.
Political Parties They were a threat to Hitler made a new law. If the Hitler got rid of the political
Hitler because they could The Law against the parties, the Nazis would not have any
have replaced the Nazis. Founding of New competition and could easily seize
Political parties also made Parties proclaimed the power. The Enabling Act allowed the
it hard for the Nazis to pass Nazi Party as the only Reich government to issue laws without
laws that they wanted. political party in the consent of Germany's parliament,
Germany, which laying the foundation for the complete
became a one-party Nazification of German society.
dictatorship led by him.
Local Government The local government was Hitler used the Replacing the local government helped
against Hitler’s views and Enabling act to get rid them pass laws they wanted, and the
made it hard for the Nazis of political opponents. Nazis subsequently transformed the
to pass their own laws. When the Nazis took police forces of the Weimar Republic
over, they removed into instruments of state repression and,
anti-Nazi police eventually, of genocide.
leaders, reorganized
Germany’s police
forces, and reoriented
police culture towards
Nazism.
Ernst Röhm and SA Hitler saw the Hitler saw the SA as a The murders of SA leaders were also
independence of the SA threat to their hold on intended to improve the image of the
and the penchant of its power. The purge Hitler government with a German public
members for street demonstrated the Nazi that was increasingly critical of thuggish
violence as a direct threat regime’s willingness to SA tactics.
to his newly gained go outside of the law to
political power. Röhm commit murder as an
wanted the SA to absorb or act of state for the
supplant the Reichswehr perceived survival of
(regular army) and to the nation.
secure equality with the
Nazi Party, contrary to
Hitler's wishes.
Hindenburg Hindenburg did not Hitler didn’t remove When Hindenburg was dead, Hitler took
approve Hitler or his Hindenburg; the role of the president. So he had the
politics. Hindenburg was Hindenburg had died of 2 very powerful roles in the
the president and had the lung cancer. government, the president and the
power to stop Hitler from chancellor.
being Chancellor.
Hitler? this opposition? help Hitler?
Trade Unions When Hitler came to Hitler knew that he It helped Hitler because the state could
power in January 1933, he needed the workers to take over the role of looking after the
saw trade unions as be on his side but he working class.
exercising more power could not allow trade
over the workers than he unions to exert the
could. Therefore, trade potential power they
unions were seen as a had. Therefore, trade
challenge to be dispensed unions were banned in
with. Nazi Germany.
Political Parties They were a threat to Hitler made a new law. If the Hitler got rid of the political
Hitler because they could The Law against the parties, the Nazis would not have any
have replaced the Nazis. Founding of New competition and could easily seize
Political parties also made Parties proclaimed the power. The Enabling Act allowed the
it hard for the Nazis to pass Nazi Party as the only Reich government to issue laws without
laws that they wanted. political party in the consent of Germany's parliament,
Germany, which laying the foundation for the complete
became a one-party Nazification of German society.
dictatorship led by him.
Local Government The local government was Hitler used the Replacing the local government helped
against Hitler’s views and Enabling act to get rid them pass laws they wanted, and the
made it hard for the Nazis of political opponents. Nazis subsequently transformed the
to pass their own laws. When the Nazis took police forces of the Weimar Republic
over, they removed into instruments of state repression and,
anti-Nazi police eventually, of genocide.
leaders, reorganized
Germany’s police
forces, and reoriented
police culture towards
Nazism.
Ernst Röhm and SA Hitler saw the Hitler saw the SA as a The murders of SA leaders were also
independence of the SA threat to their hold on intended to improve the image of the
and the penchant of its power. The purge Hitler government with a German public
members for street demonstrated the Nazi that was increasingly critical of thuggish
violence as a direct threat regime’s willingness to SA tactics.
to his newly gained go outside of the law to
political power. Röhm commit murder as an
wanted the SA to absorb or act of state for the
supplant the Reichswehr perceived survival of
(regular army) and to the nation.
secure equality with the
Nazi Party, contrary to
Hitler's wishes.
Hindenburg Hindenburg did not Hitler didn’t remove When Hindenburg was dead, Hitler took
approve Hitler or his Hindenburg; the role of the president. So he had the
politics. Hindenburg was Hindenburg had died of 2 very powerful roles in the
the president and had the lung cancer. government, the president and the
power to stop Hitler from chancellor.
being Chancellor.
