Reichstag

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…

As we have seen, the Reichstag had very little power by the end of his reign. 12. What reasons did Bismarck give in favor of the Law on Workmen’s Compensation? Do you think he was sincere? Why or why not (Bismarck’s Reichstag Speech on the Law for Workmen’s Compensation)? a) The situation of the workers was not well as it pertained to their well-being, so the system needed…

These laws sought to empower the party along with ‘co-ordinating’ anything that could be a possible threat to them. For example, The ‘Reichstag fire decree’, which was passed after the Reichstag fire occurred, removed several civil liberties from Germans, such as “freedom of expression, freedom of the press and freedom of assembly and association” (332). Additionally, it was used as an excuse by the Nazis to blame…

Overall, I do agree with the given statement. Despite the fact that Hitler was not elected by the public to be chancellor, his support can be said to have played a major part in influencing President Hindenburg to ask Hitler to be chancellor. At the time Hitler became chancellor, an extremely large amount of people despised the current German government due to being the reason why the Dawes plan was introduced, which ultimately led to depression in Germany. (The US recalled the loans after the…

Assess the significance of the failure of the Weimar Republic. Post WW1, Germany was in complete and utter disarray. A new government had been put into place to replace the abdicated Kaiser Wilhems II. The governments’ questionable decision making and democratic government system led to many significant events in Germany from 1919-1945. Founded by Fredrich Ebert in 1919 the Weimar Republic caused a large amount of social, economic and political problems within the country. The Weimar Republic…

laid off, massive increase in unemployment and homelessness. Germany was affected more than other countries because they had the burden of reparations and the Weimar Republic’s constitution made the Reichstag indecisive. Another issue…

They are generally an authoritarian individual, group, or form of government. It was shown through Hitler’s historical background and the effects of the Treaty of Versailles leading up to his rule. Followed by Hitler’s rise to power due to the Reichstag and the Munich Putsch beginning his totalitarian rule. Finally, his policies during his rule and how he used censorship and the power in his Third Reich in order to maintain the authority of a totalitarian ruler. Due to Germany’s extreme…

After World War I ended Hitler was assigned by the military as a part of an intelligence unit that kept watch on the various political parties that had risen during the war. Among those was the German Workers Party. This party was one that was prideful in their anti-democratic, anti-communist, and anti-semitic beliefs. “ Its small group of faithful followers assembled each week for the discussion and study of political matters” (Fest 17). Hitler immediately saw how much their views aligned…

form of government but it was not illegal. However it did mean that democracy started to die in these years. It also meant that friends of the President, such as army officers, had more influence over law making than the elected Reichstag. Despite the backing of President Hindenburg, Brüning was very unpopular. His policies not only failed to end the depression, they also angered many people in high places, such as business men and land owners, Taking advantage of…

Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in a small village named Braunau Am Inn. He’s known for starting World War ll, being the dictator of Germany, and most of all being the leader of the Nazi party and the holocaust. His father, Alois, was born in 1837. He was the illegitimate son of Maria Anna Schicklgruber and her unknown mate, which may have been someone from the neighborhood named Johann Georg Hiedler. It is also remotely possible Adolf Hitler's grandfather was Jewish. Maria Schicklgruber was…