How important was the use of Legislation in the Nazi consolidation of power by the end of 1933?
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aLfIe
2/2/2014 06:05:37 pm
during the early 1930s leislation was used in fair amount as part of the nazis consolodation of power.
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ap
2/2/2014 06:09:18 pm
these two pieces of legislation are aruabally the most important factors in hitlers rise to power as they are the literal objects and actions to him acheieng power and allowing him to do as he wished.
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another alfie instalment
2/2/2014 06:12:54 pm
points against legislation; the various laws passed, including the Decree for the Protection of the People and the
Sophie
2/2/2014 06:15:26 pm
By the end of 1933 legislation was very important in the Nazi consolidation of power. The German legislation of proportional representation allowed Hitler to consolidate power because his growing influence put pressure on Hindenburg to give Hitler a position within the Reichstag. Additionally, Article 48 allowed Hitler to ban the communists from the Reichstag, by using it to introduce the decree for the protection of people and state after the fire in February 1933. As a result, in the election of March 1933 the Nazis were the biggest party in the Reichstag, and could therefore pass the Enabling Act, thus allowing Hitler to rule alone for four years, and effectively creating a one party state, as the enabling act allowed him to ban all other political parties. However, Legislation was accompanied by some non-lawful factors. It could be argued that economic depression, after hyperinflation and the Wall Street Crash led to some support for the Nazis, and their promise of ‘Work and Bread’. Moreover, the terror employed by the SA and SS allowed Hitler to consolidate his power in some aspects. For example, when there was a vote about the enabling act the SS and SA intimidated politicians into voting for it. Hitler himself also aided his consolidation. His powerful oratory skills enticed people into voting for the Nazis, and a huge propaganda campaign, funded by wealthy businessmen who were afraid of communism, which made the Nazis seem to be the way out of a difficult economic situation.
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Emma
2/2/2014 06:15:36 pm
The use of legislation was quite important by the end of 1933. This is because factors such as article 48 and the enabling act helped Hitler to rise to power.
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chloe
2/2/2014 06:17:40 pm
Adolf Hitler had very traditional German values, and seemingly would use only legislation to consolidate the Nazi party’s power. While there was the use of legislation, there were also other causes that contributed to the Nazi’s consolidating power in 1933; legislative and non-legislative. After the failed 1923 Munich Putsch, Hitler came to realise that achieving power constitutionally within the Weimar constitution would pave the way for future consolidation and increased power. Hitler was very conscious that the best way to consolidate his power was gradually due to the need for financial support from businesses and acceptance from the army.
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Hannah K
2/2/2014 06:18:34 pm
I think that legislation played an important part in Hitler’s rise to power.
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Olivia
2/2/2014 06:20:14 pm
The use of legislation was very important in the Nazi consolidation of power by the end of 1933 but to an extent, as there were many other long term causes of how power was seized by Hitler. World War One marked the end of Germany’s loss and the beginning of an economic depression. The German people felt betrayed and abandoned by the November Criminals for having signed the Treaty of Versailles in 1918 where which Germany had to pay back reparations caused by the War; hereby increasing unemployment and poverty; consequently discontent. When the Nazi party entered the Reich, Hitler established a self-image of being capable of rescuing Germany from strife. This caused wide support of the Nazi party and would not have given them the boost they needed to gain ultimate power. The role of the President Hindenburg was to dismiss and appoint Chancellors; however he was under a very strong influence by his advisors and courtiers including senior officer in Ministry of Defence, Kurt von Schleicher. In March 1933, Article 48 was introduced and stated that in an emergency; the President did not need the agreement of the Reichstag to make laws (but could issue decrees). After Hitler became Chancellor in January 1933, he was able to use this Article to legally seize power along with the Enabling Act and emergency decree. The burning of the Reichstag building in February 1933 (also a week before the elections) furthermore gave Hitler an opportunity to indoctrinate the German people into thinking they were under attack by a Communist revolution, as a Jewish Communist was found inside the building, arrested and tried. This gave Hitler an added increment of support by Germany because they saw him as a ‘Saviour’ who could redeem them from suffering.
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Nicole
2/2/2014 06:21:28 pm
Whilst legislation was the main factor of the Nazis being able to consolidate their power other factors did convey importance in the Nazis rise to power. One of the main points is the weaknesses in the previous Weimar constitution which raised political concerns as there was never a firm party in place with one set of regulations which then set an unstable atmosphere with the German people wanting a strong leader to vote for. Hitler then used this concern of the German people and started using propaganda to appeal to the German people to vote for his party because they made the party to look like it was the strongest in the Reichstag. Additionally, he used the collapse of the Weimar constitution in his favour because it then enabled him to create a seen of terror people feared that it would continue if a strong leader was not put in place soon.
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Malcolm X (alex)
2/2/2014 06:22:00 pm
The use of legislation was very vital when it came to the Nazi consolidation of power in the early 1930's. You could argue that article 48 was the main instrument in the Nazi consolidation of power which allowed the President, under certain circumstances, to take emergency measures without the prior consent of the Reichstag, Franz Von Papen who was chancellor at the time needed support in the Reichstag, Hindenburg and Papen were ruling by emergence decree under article 48. Both thought they would be able to control Hitler; in the cabinet only 3 post out of 12 were held by the Nazis, So Hindenburg and Papen appointed Hitler chancellor. Another factor that would contribute towards the Nazi consolidation of power would be the Reichstag Fire on the 27th February when the Reichstag was burnt down by a Dutch communist by the name of Van Der Lubbe who was caught and blamed, Hitler used this situation to his advantage to arrest many of his communist opponents and as a major platform in his election campaign in March 1933.
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