The Nazi Legal Revolution
- Created by: Robyn
- Created on: 05-05-14 11:48
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- Legal Revolution
- 27th Feb - 5 March 1933
- Reichstg Fire & New Elections
- Hitler calls for new elections to increase his majority
- Appeared legal, but not really.
- SA used terror and violence to eradicate opposition
- SA now legal 'auxillary police'
- 26,789 political opponents sent to makeshift concentration camps by july
- SA used terror and violence to eradicate opposition
- Nazis STILL 52 seats short
- Appeared legal, but not really.
- Reichstag set on fire
- Communist Van der Lubbe found near the scene
- Nazis exploit to advantage
- Communist Van der Lubbe found near the scene
- 28th Feb 1933
- Emergency Decree
- Protection of people & state
- Signed by Hindenburg on the premise of communist threat
- Reichstag fire
- Suspended Civil rights
- Police given power to arrest anyone seen as a threat to the state
- Signed by Hindenburg on the premise of communist threat
- Protection of people & state
- Emergency Decree
- 21st March
- Day of Potsdam
- "revolution from below" becoming problematic
- Goebbels organises cereomony celebrating reopening of RS at Pots. Garrison church
- "revolution from below" becoming problematic
- Day of Potsdam
- 23rd March
- Enabling act
- Hitler had emergency powers for 4 years
- Could pass laws without consulting RS
- Dictatorship now LEGAL
- Hitler had emergency powers for 4 years
- Enabling act
- 27th Feb - 5 March 1933
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