consolidation of power

The Reichstag building's destroyed by fire:

• Probably arson by dutch communist lubbe.
• exploited by the Nazis to show the threat form the communists.

• Issued by using article 48.
• Gave secret police the right to hold protective custody with no evidence.
• repress the KPD.
• Remained in force throughout the third Reich.

• used radio, police and unofficial pressures to intimidate opponents.
• Voter turnout 88.8%.
• Slogan 'The battle against marxism'.
• Only get 44% of the vote Nationalist got 8%.

• Passed by Reichstag.
• Give emergency powers to government for 4 years.
• Hitler could pass decrees without the presidents involvement.
• But needed a 2/3 majority.
• Passed by 441 votes to 94.
• Renewed in 1938.

• Involved people such as Jews, and Political Opponents.
• These people were no loonger allowed in courts, schools and universities.

• KPD&SPD already banned.
• Other parties dissolved themselves.
• No new parities allowed so Germany became a one party state.

• Churches banned from political activity.
• Government to protect religious freedom.

• Reichstag dissolved on 14th Oct.

• Local Goverment overthrown by SA volence goverment appointed commissioners.
• Elected state assemblies dissolved.
• Nazi Gauleitrs created to run state.

• ** shoot many SA leaders and anyone seen as a threat.

• Hindenburg dies and hitler combinds both channlor and president using the enabling act.