Efectiveness of the Nazi political system

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	Efectiveness of the Nazi political system
	Advantages Fuhrerprinzip Gleichschaltung Power extended even in localities under the Gauleiters/Zelienleiter/Blockleiters Polycracy/Dualism made Hitler the 'great arbiter in the disputes'-divide and rule Ministers at Fuhrer's will- e.g. Hjalmar Schacht Judicary taken over eventually thus making the Nazis unrestricted by laws and allowing them to extend fear SA forced ordinary people to cooperate with Nazi regime Hitler Youth ensured Nazi regime for the future No effective opposition Power shown by the night of the long knives	Disadvantages Hitler actually didn't pay much attention to the formal organisation of the government hence the fall of the cabinet Ministers could make up their own laws effectively so long as it was 'working towards the fuhrer' Polycratic government led to confusions and poor governance
	Evaluation In conclusion, although it is reasonable to argue that Hitler's government was chaotic and polycratic this could easily have been a tactic of Hitler through forcing competition and making his acceptance the prize, thus keeping Hitler at the top. Morover, the policy of Gleichschaltung meant that Nazi control was everywhere and the Nazi state had no opposition that made any real threat. Finally, the ministers were all working towards the fuhrer and for the fuhrer thus keeping a totalitarian and effective (albeit highly immoral) rule

Efectiveness of the Nazi political system

Advantages

Fuhrerprinzip
Gleichschaltung
Power extended even in localities under the Gauleiters/Zelienleiter/Blockleiters
Polycracy/Dualism made Hitler the 'great arbiter in the disputes'-divide and rule
Ministers at Fuhrer's will- e.g. Hjalmar Schacht
Judicary taken over eventually thus making the Nazis unrestricted by laws and allowing them to extend fear
SA forced ordinary people to cooperate with Nazi regime
Hitler Youth ensured Nazi regime for the future
No effective opposition
Power shown by the night of the long knives

Disadvantages

Hitler actually didn't pay much attention to the formal organisation of the government hence the fall of the cabinet
Ministers could make up their own laws effectively so long as it was 'working towards the fuhrer'
Polycratic government led to confusions and poor governance

Evaluation

In conclusion, although it is reasonable to argue that Hitler's government was chaotic and polycratic this could easily have been a tactic of Hitler through forcing competition and making his acceptance the prize, thus keeping Hitler at the top. Morover, the policy of Gleichschaltung meant that Nazi control was everywhere and the Nazi state had no opposition that made any real threat. Finally, the ministers were all working towards the fuhrer and for the fuhrer thus keeping a totalitarian and effective (albeit highly immoral) rule

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Efectiveness of the Nazi political system