Reichstag Fire Febuary 1927 (1933)
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- Created on: 22-01-13 17:49
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- Reichstag Fire Febuary 1927 (1933)
- 1. Hitler used event to increase power and influence
- 2. Persuades Hindenberg to pass Article 46 which allows Hitler to gain emergency powers
- Hitler was given the power to ban Communist Party of Germany (KPD)
- Hitler was given the power to pass 'The Decree for the Protection of People and State
- Main effects of the Degree:
- Nullified the key liberties of the German People
- Used as a legal basis for the imprisonment of opponents to Nazi Government
- Censor publications that were not 'friendly' to Nazi cause
- S.A went on a rampage, used terror and illegal methods to disadvantage other parties
- 4,000 communists arrested and taken to make-shift camps
- Main effects of the Degree:
- The Reichstag was used as sufficient propaganda / Hitler = 'savior of Germany'
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