Rise of the Nazis - The enabling act
- Created by: Naomi
- Created on: 20-04-13 14:52
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- The Enabling Act
- Getting the 66%
- All the Nazi deputies voted for it (44%)
- He persuaded the Nationalists to join with him (8%)
- He made a deal with the Catholic Zentrum party, that he would protect the Catholic religion if they gave up politics (14%)
- He persuaded the Nationalists to join with him (8%)
- He locked up the Communist leaders and banned the rest from attending
- He threatened to kill/ hospitalize anyone that voted against him
- It was important for Hitler to have the backing of the Reichstag rather than break laws so that the public remained faithful
- All the Nazi deputies voted for it (44%)
- The law was passed in March 1933 and enabled Hitler to:
- Ban other parties
- Ban trade unions
- Remove the Jews from the Civil Service
- Make the Nazi part the only legal political organization
- Set up the Ministry for Propaganda run by Goebbels
- Made sure newspapers only printed stories that Hitler agreed with
- Radio and Films went the same way
- Made sure newspapers only printed stories that Hitler agreed with
- The enabling act was so crucial to Hitler because it allowed him to become a total dictator
- Hindenburg became more accepting of Hitler because:
- The both hated the Communists
- Hitler might be able to stop them
- Hitler has followed all the rules so Hindenberg has no problem with him
- The both hated the Communists
- Getting the 66%
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