Class Notes 10/6

• Hitler liked to have his rallies at night
• he often made a dramatic entrance
• usually stood there for a while before talking, tried to get the crowd anxious
• speeches would start off calm, gradually build up

Treatment of opposition- leader of the SA, (Ernst Roehm) was arrested on Hitler's orders and shot, because he wanted to merge the SA with the rest of the army, which would give him more power than Hitler
Enabling Law- Legal method used to maintain power, gave Hitler complete control over laws
Schuzstaffel, or SS, were Hitler's private guards, used to maintain power and deal with opposition
Hitler made people fear that communists would take over Germany (communist plot)
Night of the Long Knives- Hitler had the Shuzstaffel execute his opposition
SA (storm troopers)- Hitler's private army