What was the Night of the Long Knives?
A) a round of brutal street fighting between Nazi and communists gangs immediately after Hitler's rise to power
B) an attack on the Reichstag in Berlin by anarchists
C) a nickname for the first round of arrests that sent thousands of German Jews into concentration camps
D) a lethal purge of Hitler's SA in 1934, killing over a thousand officials he considered too radical
E) the nickname for the coordinated attacks made on Jewish businesses and synagogues in 1938

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The Night of the Long Knives was a lethal purge of Hitler's SA in 1934, killing over a thousand officials he considered too radical. It was a way for Hitler to consolidate power and eliminate potential rivals within the Nazi Party.

What Was the Night of the Long Knives