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In January 1933 Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. He had achieved this legally but being Chancellor was not enough. Hitler wanted to become ‘Fuhrer’.
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In January 1933 Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. He had achieved this legally but being Chancellor was not enough. Hitler wanted to become ‘Fuhrer’. Although the Nazis were the biggest party in the Reichstag they did not have a majority. Hitler had a long way to go before he could become Fuhrer! • Over the next four lessons you will be investigating how each of the following factors helped Hitler to ‘consolidate’ political power in Germany. • Reichstag Fire • Enabling Law • Night of Long Knives. • The death of Hindenburg.
The Reichstag Fire L.O. To understand how the Reichstag Fire helps Hitler to consolidate power. By the end of this lesson... ALL OF US will be able to describe the key events and consequences of the Reichstag Fire. (E-D) EVEN BETTER IF you can explain how this event helps Hitler to consolidate power. (C-B) EXCELLENT IF you can judge the significance of the Reichstag Fire in Hitler’s consolidation of power. (A-A*)
On the 27th February 1933 the Reichstag building was set on fire. The Reichstag was the heart of German politics. Debates, political struggles, political scheming etc. all took place in the Reichstag. It was no different from many national government buildings in Europe and its destruction would have had great symbolic significance for many. How do you think that Hitler could turn this tragedy to his advantage?
Before the Reichstag Fire Hitler faced a number of problems and so called an election for 5th March 1933. See if you can explain how each of the issues below limited Hitler’s power.
Although it is not known for certain who actually started the Reichstag Fire a Dutch Communist named Marinus van derLubbe was arrested for the crime. Use the sources you have been given to reach a decision about who was to blame for the Reichstag Fire. Fill in your table and then make a judgement in your book.
Hitler uses this event to scare many people, including Hindenburg that the Communists are about to stage a takeover. Hindenburg agrees to sign the ‘Decree for the Protection of People and State’. Can you describe how the Decree for Protection of People and State benefits Hitler? ‘The Decree for Protection of People and State benefits Hitler as it allows him to...’ Order of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State On the basis of Article 48 of the Constitution of the German Reich, the following is ordered in defence against Communist state-endangering acts of violence. Articles 114, 115, 117, 118, 123, 124 and 153 of the Constitution of the German Reich are suspended until further notice. It is therefore permissible to restrict the rights of personal freedom , freedom of (opinion) expression, including the freedom of the press, the freedom to organize and assemble, the privacy of postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications. Warrants for House searches, orders for confiscations as well as restrictions on property, are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed. ?
Read the first two paragraphs on page 136. Identify four consequences of the Decree for Protection of People and State! Challenge!!! How important is the Reichstag Fire to Hitler?
The Reichstag Fire Could you self assess your work? ALL OF US will be able to describe the key events and consequences of the Reichstag Fire. (E-D) EVEN BETTER IF you can explain how this event helps Hitler to consolidate power. (C-B) EXCELLENT IF you can judge the significance of the Reichstag Fire in Hitler’s consolidation of power. (A-A*)
