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Core Study: Power and Authority in the Modern World 1919-1946
Quick questions on Nazi consolidation of power 1933-1934: HSC Modern History Core Study
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What is the death of Hindenburg (2 August 1934)?Show answer
President Hindenburg died at 9am on 2 August 1934. Within hours, the offices of President and Chancellor were merged. Hitler became Fuhrer und Reichskanzler. Every member of the Wehrmacht swore a personal oath of loyalty to Hitler.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is the Enabling Act (24 March 1933), Article 1 transferring legislative power to the Reich Cabinet for four years. Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain how the Nazis dismantled Weimar parliamentary democracy in 1933. [5 marks]
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Evaluate the extent to which the Nazi consolidation of power between January 1933 and August 1934 was a legal revolution. [25 marks]
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Compare the views of Karl Dietrich Bracher and Hans Mommsen on the nature of the Nazi seizure of power. [10 marks]
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