4. The states of theWeimer Republic and their capitals.
1925.
TheWeimar Republic.
5. The political parties of the Weimer Republic:
1. Social-democratic party (moderate left-wing)
2. The Spartacists (extreme left-wing)
3. National socialist party (extrem right-wing)
21. The Night of the Long Knives
The Night of the Long Knives involved the violent purge
of certain members of the Nazi Party from June 30th to
July 2nd in 1934. Called the Nacht der langen Messer in
Germany, this event occurred over a series of days and
entailed the Nazi regime’s murder of those Hitler
considered to be political enemies. In particular, those
targeted belonged to the Strasserist, a left wing faction
of the Nazi Party that Hitler distrusted.
Those killed during these events included leaders and
major figures in the Strasserist such as Kurt von
Schleicher (a former Chancellor), Gustav Ritter von
Kahr, and Gregor Strasser.Also targeted and killed were
the main leaders of the Sturmabteilung (SA), a
paramilitary organization of the Strasserist which operated
in a manner similar to the Brownshirts of Mussolini’s fascist
regime in Italy.
After the Night of the Long Knives, Hitler had eliminated both
real and perceived opposition in the Nazi Party. He was able to
put his main loyalists in charge of various operations in the
German government and further expand his ability to control
the government and the populace
