1. Find the sources on page 178. What reasons can you infer from each source (Sources 10.12 to 10.20) as to why Hitler got away with the Night of the Long Knives?
Source 10.12: This source shows how Hitler got away with the Night of the Long Knives because the law was passed by the reichstag saying that article 48 was going to be put into power from the president because there were threats to the state. This allowed Hitler to get his way to make it so the police could get rid of opposition.
Source 10.13: Hitler made himself not look bad because he was saying that he did what he did for the german people. He said that the state is certain for peoples deaths and nobody should worry about it unless they talk bad about hitler. He told them that he was responsible for the deaths and took action but he is the supreme judge of the german people which makes it acceptable to get away with the night of the long knives.
Source 10.14: People understood Hitlers speech and so they understood why all of these people were killed. He has paved the way for a moral renewal and elevated his standing as the cleanser of the movement all the more meaning that he knew what he was doing and he could do it.
Source 10.15: This is like propaganda because it is saying that the fuhrer, hitler, had no idea about the killing of people which made it seem like he didn't know what was happening so this made him get away with night of the long knives.
Source 10.16: The army is going to support Hitler because he feels like he is being attacked. The army will support Hitler with devotion and loyalty which makes more people support Hitler making it so that he is not the reason for the night of the long knives.
Source 10.17: People were frightened after june 30th because SA men were being jailed and killed. People were scared of Hitler and did not want to end up like the SA men so they did not do anything that would upset Hitler. Causing fear madeHitler ge t away with the Night of the Long knives because people weren't doing anything about it because they were frightened.
Source 10.18: Hindenburg, agreeing with what Hitler did, was happy and this made german citizens agree with Hitler. Hindenburg did not even like Hitler and he agreed with what Hitler was doing and gave Hitler the power to be a dictator, Hitler being in full leadership go the acceptance of Hindenburg which made what he did okay.
Source 10.19: Source 19 is Having Kaiser Wilhelm really agree with what Hitler did making it so Hitler got away with the night of the long knives. If the kaiser says that he doesn't see parties, only germans this means that Hitler was right with getting everyone who was a "commie"
Source 10.20: This is a quote from a saxon small businessmen showing that all people agree with Hitler. Hitler has support from a businessmen and this man says that Hitler has got rid of all the communists which is good and it doesn't matter that it was a mass murderer.
2. Read page 179. Why was the Night of the Long Knives so significant in Hitler's consolidation of power? (Be sure to use specific details in your answer.)
The night of the long knives was so significant in Hitler's consolidation of power because he had triumphed over both the left and the right sides. He had tamed his radicals in the SA and won the support of the elite, more crucially the army. The general's were conciliated by the weakening of the army's rival, the SA. Hitler had got support from Hindenburg making it o the SA could take suspected commies. Hitler was getting rid of his opponents so easily. When Hindenburg died Hitler took over as army general. On march 24th hitler was granted the enabling act which made him a dictator. He had so much power and he used it to his advantage to consolidate his power.
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