ENABLING ACT

- Gives Hitler complete legislative control without needing the approval of parlament - STOPS PAYING REPARATIONS
- One of his best political moves

 
Reichstag Fire

- Blame the commuist (added fuel to the fire)
- People have lost faith in the traditional Weimar parties (especially after Stresemann) resulting in votes for extreme parties like the nazis and communists
- Middle classes were afraid of the commuists getting into power because it threated econmonic stability and their personal wealth
- National symbol burnt down by the communists sways people towards hitlers nationalism (hitler was already opposed to the communists)
- Hitler immediatly gains a huge amount of power both through elections and the passing of the emergency decree

 
NIGHT OF THE LONG KNIVES

- Hitler ensures that he is surrounded by a loyal inner circle
- There was a present danger to hitler from the SA, specifically Rohm who was capable of overthrowing him
- Also murders the previous chancellor Schleicher

 
DEATH OF HINDENBURG

- There is effectively no more political opposition to Hitler at this point
- Hitler declares himself both President and Chansellor - he is now the Führer
- Army swears a personal oath of loyalty to Hitler - They can no longer remove him from power

 
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