How did Hitler consolidated his power t
Hitler consolidated his power, January 1933 by legal means. How far do you agree with this statement? In 1933, 30th January, Hitler was appointed chancellor, by Hindenburg, the German president, so that the Nazi-supporting public would follow him. Hindenburg hoped that if he could get Hitler successfully under reigns that these masses who supported him would also fall into line and this would lead to a stable Germany.
Hitler used his new position as chancellor to legally achieve his goal; his high position meant he had a strong influence on everything that happened in the Reichstag and the constitution. Hitler used Goering to order the police to co-operate with the SS and SA on 17th February. This gave Hitler more control over who was arrested and who was not so he could ignore Nazi crime and focus on his political rivals. This weakened the support towards the other parties in the Reichstag and so made it unfair in the Reichstag due to proportional representation. Just over a week later the Reichstag was burnt to the ground. The next day the Nazis blamed the fire on the communist van der Lubbe who was ‘caught red handed’ on the scene of the crime which gave Hitler the perfect excuse to state it was a communist attack on democracy itself and so followed through with the communists being banned from the Reichstag and so greatly reducing his opponents. Hindenburg was persuaded to use article 48 to allow Hitler’s army to arrest and hold any suspects without trial. It also allowed Hitler to take control of regional governments. The police and Hitler’s armies then arrested every suspected communist, broke up all communist meetings and made the public think that communism was the enemy. This proved to the public that Hitler was trying to save Germany from the apparent threats. Over 4000 opponents of the communist party were arrested and held without trial but all was made legal by the passing of article 48. On the 5th March the Reichstag elections were held. After
Hitler used his new position as chancellor to legally achieve his goal; his high position meant he had a strong influence on everything that happened in the Reichstag and the constitution. Hitler used Goering to order the police to co-operate with the SS and SA on 17th February. This gave Hitler more control over who was arrested and who was not so he could ignore Nazi crime and focus on his political rivals. This weakened the support towards the other parties in the Reichstag and so made it unfair in the Reichstag due to proportional representation. Just over a week later the Reichstag was burnt to the ground. The next day the Nazis blamed the fire on the communist van der Lubbe who was ‘caught red handed’ on the scene of the crime which gave Hitler the perfect excuse to state it was a communist attack on democracy itself and so followed through with the communists being banned from the Reichstag and so greatly reducing his opponents. Hindenburg was persuaded to use article 48 to allow Hitler’s army to arrest and hold any suspects without trial. It also allowed Hitler to take control of regional governments. The police and Hitler’s armies then arrested every suspected communist, broke up all communist meetings and made the public think that communism was the enemy. This proved to the public that Hitler was trying to save Germany from the apparent threats. Over 4000 opponents of the communist party were arrested and held without trial but all was made legal by the passing of article 48. On the 5th March the Reichstag elections were held. After