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14 Cards in this Set
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Legality- within 18 months of being chancellor
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Had made himself dictator and had the power to issue decrees and no legal way to replace him |
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Legality- above and below
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intitatives from above and below- within 2 months the limitations on his powers were seen to be virtually ineffective and had become dictator following continuation of the policy of legality persued in 1925.
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Legality- before chancellorship
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already negotiated with Papen and elites and agreed to hold eletion which he called for in marc 1933. he needed 2/3 maj. |
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legalality- how many in the cabnit
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hitler frick goering cabnit of 12 |
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Goerinng and Fricks help to consolidation
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Goering Prussian minister of interior- controlled 3/5 of the police in reich- allowed them to harass opponents frick as minster of interior0 certain powers of supervision over the remainder of the police. |
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legality - properganda
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broadcast on the radio in his 'appeal to the german people' jan 1931. - mass meetings and parades. |
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legality- policies
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avoided specific commitments which might allianate groups previous gov a disaster strees they would tackle economic prob deal with comm restore pride after Versailles. |
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legality- Nazi police
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Feb 4th - forbid political meetings and newspapers. Goering purged the police of SPD, centre and lib police chiefs Feb 17th- Georing ordered police to be hard on comm and coop with Nazis feb 22nd - Georing employment of 50,000 extra police by means of decree in Prussia- resulted in being reinforced by volunteers 69 people died during 5 week campaign- Nazis quick to blame communists. |
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The Reichstag fire
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27 Feb- reich building set on fire van der lubbe caught red handed- dutch comm hindenberg declared state of emergency Nazis used as evidence the comm were plotting revolution and justified wholesale arrests including KPD politicians. |
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Legality- The Decree for the Protection of People and state
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Feb 28th '33 - the most importand legislative act of the third reich. Frick drew it up. as protection against communist acts of violence endangering the state. ended press freedom and feedom of speech censor the post ended right of assembly allowed central gov to take over state governments. imprisonment without trial right of habeas corpus removed (police could arrest for any reason) article 2 enabled Frick to take over power In the states and reich gov not the reich president decide when applied provided quasi- legal foundation for the regime of terror and intimidation. |
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Dachau Concentration camp
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20th March 1933 political oppoents imprisoned here |
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election campaign
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SA harassed and attacked KPD and SPD Many KPD members arrested before campaign. Failed to win absolute majority (43.9%) and achieved majority by gaining support of DNVP - won 52 seats meaning 51.7% still not majority so set about gaining control of the state parliament sa would create disorder- minister of interior intervene and appoint leading local Nazi as reich police commissioner began in Hamburg Nazis ensured majority through law of march 31st and april 7th which appointed special reich governors to the states |
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Opening of the Reichstag- Day of Potsdam
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21st march 1933 Goebelles turned event into massive nationist ceremony to reassure Hindenburg and leading generals of commitment to traditional values. |
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The enabling act- A law for removing the distress of people and reich
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- when new reaichstag opened on 23rd March Hitler presented enabling bll which trasfered the power to make laws from the cabinet to himself 4 years dictatorship passed by a vote of 441(444) to 94 Meant Reichstag became sounding board for hitlers major speeches. signature of the president no longer needed for legislation or decrees. |
