Political and Governmental Change, Establishing a Dictatorship 1933-34
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- Created on: 06-04-18 18:46
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- Establishing a dictatorship, 1933-34
- Hitler rose to power using the problems of the Weimar constitution
- Legally
- 1933 February: Reichstag Fire. Blamed Communists who then lost support.
- 1933, 28th Feb: Presidential Decree giving Hitler emergency powers was passed
- 1933 April: Law to restore civil service. Jews and Nazi opponents removed
- 1933 March: Enabling Act passed. Hitler could pass laws without Reichstag
- 1933 July: All political parties banned except Nazis
- One-party state
- 1933 Hitler was chancellor. Had to work within Weimar systemd
- Illegally
- Nazis used violent tactical campaigns to get support and threaten opponents
- Gestapo
- 1933 June: the Night of the Long Knives. SA destroyed.
- Were seen as thugs and bad for Nazi image
- Nazis used violent tactical campaigns to get support and threaten opponents
- 1933 August: Hindenburg dies. Hitler declares himself as Fuhrer.
- Army takes an oath of loyalty to Hitler, not army
- Legally
- 1934
- Hitler had complete control over German political system
- No chancellor or president. Hitler as Fuhrer
- Hitler rose to power using the problems of the Weimar constitution
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