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Hitler's steps to power
- 1. Hitler becomes chancellor
- January 30th 1933
- + Being made chancellor makes Nazi's look respectable
- + In charge of the country
- - Germany is still a democracy
- - Nazi's don't have an overall majority
- -Hindenburg is still
president and chooses
Chancellor
- Could remove Hitler
- Could remove Hitler
- - Only 3 Nazis in the cabinet
- - Army could have removed him
- January 30th 1933
- 2.The Reichstag Fire2.
- February 27th 1933
- + Hitler arrested 4000 communists (got rid of his rivals)
- + Emergency decree gives police power
- Hindenburg would never have granted these powers
without Reichstag fire - Hitler persuaded him it was start
of communist plot
- Hindenburg would never have granted these powers
without Reichstag fire - Hitler persuaded him it was start
of communist plot
- - Germany is still a democracy
- - Hindenburg is still president
- - 3 Nazis in the cabinet
- - The army could have removed him
- February 27th 1933
- 3.The Enabling Act
- March 1933
- + He can make laws without going through the Reichstag
- Laws made can
deviate from the
constitution
Annotations:
- Means Hindenburg's power to remove him, which was given by the constitution, was now largely gone, although Hindenburg did still have support of some of army.
- Laws made can
deviate from the
constitution
- + He has become a dictator
- - Hindenburg is still president
- - The army could have removed him
- March 1933
- 4. Removal Of Power Groups
- Trades unions (May) Political parties (July) 1933
- + Made Germany a 'one part state'
- + Took away two political parties (potential threat)
- - Hindenburg is still president
- - Army could have removed him
- Trades unions (May) Political parties (July) 1933
- 5. The Night Of The Long Knives
- June 30th - July 2nd 1934
- + Secured support of the army
- Hindenburg is still alive
but realistically has very
little power
- Removed the threat of the SA -
showed others within Nazi part
noone was safer
Annotations:
- Rohm had been Hitler's friend - shows Hitler's ruthless nature. Rohm represented the left wing of the Nazi party who had been demanding reforms from Hitler.
- June 30th - July 2nd 1934
- 6. Death Of Hindenburg
- August 1934
- No president above him
- Hitler combines
positions of Chancellor
and President - calls
himself Fuhrer
- All soldiers in army
to swear personal
oath of loyalty to
Hitler
- All soldiers in army
to swear personal
oath of loyalty to
Hitler
- August 1934
- 7. Hitler Becomes Fuhrer
- + Gets rid of position of president
- + Gains personal support from army
- + Gets rid of position of president
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