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Why was Hitler able to gain complete power in governing Germany in the years 1933-1934?
Hitler’s rise to power included a number of factors increasing his power status. One of these many factors was in fact the choice of Hindenburg to elect Hitler as Chancellor with the persuasion of von Papen, a ex chancellor who was furious at von Schleicher who played the role of chancellor immediately after him, the reason in why Von Papen was removed as chancellor was due to von Schleicher ability to persuade Hindenburg to remove Von Papen as chancellor and appoint himself instead as chancellor, this angered von Papen massively and behind the scenes Papen began to negotiate with Hitler believing he would be vice chancellor however Hindeburg refused to appoint Hitler as chancellor, however soon after, it appears to show Von Schleicher appeared to win no support within the Reichstag and resigned. This was a great opportunity for Von Papen to once again persuade Hindenburg to appoint Hitler saying that the alternative would in actual fact be a civil war and believe that as vice chancellor he would have the power to alongside Hindenburg to use Hitler initially and get rid oh him later. The following month after Hitler had become chancellor on 27th February in which the Reichstag building was burnt down, inside of the building found by _________ was a Dutch communist known as Marius van der lube. Marius Van der lube was arrested and put on trial and sentenced of starting the fire. Hitler gained a great advantage from the Reichstag fire as it assisted him in ridding of major opposition to him, the communists. Hitler did this by accusing the German communist party of attempting to overthrow the government and from this innovation he arrested four thousand communists. Hitler was even able to persuade Hindenburg to pass the emergency decree, this decree held the terms that police now had the ability to search houses and confiscate property. Coincidently Hitler had a election coming

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