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Potsdam was the ancient city of Frederick and thus by holding the ceremony at Garrison church and not in Berlin, the Nazi party was making the statement that they were the heirs to the pre-war glorious Germany. Hitler himself played a vital role in the preceding as he greeted field marshal and President Hindenburg with a low bow and a handshake thus reinforcing the “symbolic tie between the old and the new.”(Mason). Therefore this was another factor that led to Nazi’s consolidating of their power in 1933-34.
‘The law for the removal of Distress of People and State’ or more commonly known as the enabling act was another factor that drove Nazi’s power consolidation. The act placed the country on a permanent state of emergency to give the government the ability to pass laws regardless of the Reichstag. However since this was a change to the constitution it needed a 2/3 majority vote by the Reichstag. This was achieved through a climate of intense intimidation and fear as the SA surrounded the room, chanting “we want Bill or fire and murder” Thus Nazi held the power to …show more content…
Since the Munich Beer Hall Putsch (Nov 1923) the future Fuhrer realised that the army needed to support the Government as it was the only factor remaining, who had the power to overthrow the Nazi’s. When the SA became a threat with over 3 million members in 1933, Hitler was pushed into action by Hindenburg who told on 21st June 1934 that either he dealt with the SA or power would be handed over to the army. Hitler’s act of betrayal in ordering the SA purge (Night of the Long Knives) where Rohm and other SA leaders were murdered by Hitler became a decisive factor in the consolidation of Nazi power as it showed that there was nothing Hitler wouldn’t do to maintain and consolidate his
‘The law for the removal of Distress of People and State’ or more commonly known as the enabling act was another factor that drove Nazi’s power consolidation. The act placed the country on a permanent state of emergency to give the government the ability to pass laws regardless of the Reichstag. However since this was a change to the constitution it needed a 2/3 majority vote by the Reichstag. This was achieved through a climate of intense intimidation and fear as the SA surrounded the room, chanting “we want Bill or fire and murder” Thus Nazi held the power to …show more content…
Since the Munich Beer Hall Putsch (Nov 1923) the future Fuhrer realised that the army needed to support the Government as it was the only factor remaining, who had the power to overthrow the Nazi’s. When the SA became a threat with over 3 million members in 1933, Hitler was pushed into action by Hindenburg who told on 21st June 1934 that either he dealt with the SA or power would be handed over to the army. Hitler’s act of betrayal in ordering the SA purge (Night of the Long Knives) where Rohm and other SA leaders were murdered by Hitler became a decisive factor in the consolidation of Nazi power as it showed that there was nothing Hitler wouldn’t do to maintain and consolidate his