What Hitler did during his reign in Germany was obviously horrific but was also very well planned out and brilliant. Hitler was able to take complete and utter control over Germany by becoming a dictator less than 18 months after he was appointed chancellor. Hitler was manipulative and was able to convince Germany that he would bring them power and respect from the world. He rose quickly through the government and eventually gained total control. Hitler used many brilliant political moves to gain full control over Germany. One of the most prominent political moves that hitler made to establish his rule was to convince the Reichstag to pass the Enabling Act. The Enabling Act, “Allowed Hitler to govern as Chancellor without referring
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Gleichschaltung forced all of the power onto the Nazi power, disbanding all other political parties other than the NSDAP. “Hitler used the powers that the Enabling Act granted him to implement a programme which turned Germany into a one-party state” (Hinton 74). Gleichschaltung united all the separate German states by establishing Nazi rule over all of their separate parliaments. Gleichschaltung also forced the church into accepting Nazi regime. Doing this, Hitler had control over thee two most influential and prominent sectors of society in any country at this time, the government and the church. The church can easily convince large amounts of people into doing and believing certain things. Now Hitler had God on his side in the public eye. And if someone as GOd on their side they must be doing the right thing. This was one of the most important policies Hitler enacted during his reign as Dictator. Gleichschaltung made sure that everyone in the German society was forced to be loyal to him and banning any opposition to him, establishing his full fledged dictatorship over …show more content…
Hitler revolutionized the German education curriculum to focus on his ideals. “Under the Nazis, education became a major means of promoting National Socialist ideas” (Lynch 92). The students were taught extensively about race and ideology. The curriculum showed emphasis on Nazi superiority. This new education essentially brainwashed the kids into believing that the German race need to stay pure and that their loyalty should always fall with the Fuhrer. Kids were taught that the Fuhrer was the one they should show absolute loyalty to and if anyone showed not just opposition but slight stay from the path Hitler demanded they should be turned in even if it was their parents (The Rise of the Third Reich). Hitler had now ensured that his legacy and ideas would be passed on if he died. He had made sure that a whole generation truly believed that everything he said or did they should follow. This showed Hitler's skill at manipulation if he could convince a whole generation to follow
Gleichschaltung forced all of the power onto the Nazi power, disbanding all other political parties other than the NSDAP. “Hitler used the powers that the Enabling Act granted him to implement a programme which turned Germany into a one-party state” (Hinton 74). Gleichschaltung united all the separate German states by establishing Nazi rule over all of their separate parliaments. Gleichschaltung also forced the church into accepting Nazi regime. Doing this, Hitler had control over thee two most influential and prominent sectors of society in any country at this time, the government and the church. The church can easily convince large amounts of people into doing and believing certain things. Now Hitler had God on his side in the public eye. And if someone as GOd on their side they must be doing the right thing. This was one of the most important policies Hitler enacted during his reign as Dictator. Gleichschaltung made sure that everyone in the German society was forced to be loyal to him and banning any opposition to him, establishing his full fledged dictatorship over …show more content…
Hitler revolutionized the German education curriculum to focus on his ideals. “Under the Nazis, education became a major means of promoting National Socialist ideas” (Lynch 92). The students were taught extensively about race and ideology. The curriculum showed emphasis on Nazi superiority. This new education essentially brainwashed the kids into believing that the German race need to stay pure and that their loyalty should always fall with the Fuhrer. Kids were taught that the Fuhrer was the one they should show absolute loyalty to and if anyone showed not just opposition but slight stay from the path Hitler demanded they should be turned in even if it was their parents (The Rise of the Third Reich). Hitler had now ensured that his legacy and ideas would be passed on if he died. He had made sure that a whole generation truly believed that everything he said or did they should follow. This showed Hitler's skill at manipulation if he could convince a whole generation to follow