Hitler has committed some of the world’s greatest and most evil crimes against humanity. He has multiple crimes from brainwashing people to genocide. Many different events have played an important role in securing his rise to power. Both Nazi propaganda and the Night of Long Knives are important. However, the Enabling Act ensured that Hitler was in power. Hitler had started a campaign to receive full power. He threatened other political parties and won the vote. This moved his power to the next level. First of all, Hitler received full dictatorship. Next, Hitler could make up anti-Jewish rules. Finally, Hitler was able to establish a secret police. Ergo, the Enabling Act was the single most important event in securing Hitler’s rise to power.
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First, once he received this power, no one defied him. He broke rules and got away with it. “The Enabling Act also protected the position of president. Such was Hitler’s power that when Hindenburg died in August 1934, he simply merger the positions of chancellor with president and created the position of Fuhrer even though interfering with the position of president was not allowed even by the terms of the Enabling Act,” (“The Enabling Act of 1933” 2). Next, he could invent new laws in an instant. Hitler made it illegal to criticize the government within a few weeks of receiving this power (Rupert Colley 2). He had no one to stop him and continued to invent new laws to help strengthen his rule. Finally, he had the chance to make Germany a completely Nazi country. “They achieved what Hitler had wanted for years- to tear down the German Democratic Republic legally and end democracy, thus paving the way for a complete Nazi takeover of German” (Philip Gavin 1). The Enabling Act gave Hitler a huge variety of new
First, once he received this power, no one defied him. He broke rules and got away with it. “The Enabling Act also protected the position of president. Such was Hitler’s power that when Hindenburg died in August 1934, he simply merger the positions of chancellor with president and created the position of Fuhrer even though interfering with the position of president was not allowed even by the terms of the Enabling Act,” (“The Enabling Act of 1933” 2). Next, he could invent new laws in an instant. Hitler made it illegal to criticize the government within a few weeks of receiving this power (Rupert Colley 2). He had no one to stop him and continued to invent new laws to help strengthen his rule. Finally, he had the chance to make Germany a completely Nazi country. “They achieved what Hitler had wanted for years- to tear down the German Democratic Republic legally and end democracy, thus paving the way for a complete Nazi takeover of German” (Philip Gavin 1). The Enabling Act gave Hitler a huge variety of new