The year is 1933: six years before the second world war. Adolf Hitler was just declared chancellor of Germany in late January. Following the Reichstag Fire‚ Hitler advised German President‚ Paul von Hindenburg‚ to write a decree nullifying many of the key civil liberties of the German citizens as a sort of “punishment.” Confused and flummoxed civilians wanted answers‚ begging the government to discuss the reason behind all this. Around this time‚ the Weimar Constitution’s new amendment gave the German
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YEAR 9 HISTORY Communist – Communism is a social organization based on everything behind in common‚ all ownership given to the community as a whole or a state. A communist is someone who supports left politics. Fascist – A governmental system led by one dictator who owns complete power. All opposition and criticism is forcibly being suppressed. A fascist supports this system. Weimar Republic – A period in German history when they were republic. First they had an emperor a Kaiser‚ abdicated
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Just The Nuremberg Trials served justice by holding accountable the highest ranking officers of the Nazi party. The Nazi party was the leading group in the Holocaust. This was the genocide of an estimated 10 to 12 million people (History.com). Approximately 6 million of those were European Jews. The prisoners were often taken to concentration or death camps were they were either worked to death or killed. The Holocaust lasted approximately 12 years (1933-1945). After the
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more Communist votes and exploit fears of a mass left-wing uprising. Whatever the case‚ Hitler claimed that the Communists were trying to intentianally thwart the Nazis’ election campaign. He asked President Hindenburg for extra powers to deal with any potential hazards‚ prompting Hindenburg to issue the Decree for the Protection of People and State. This law allowed the government to arrest people at will and also take over provincial governments‚ and was the first step towards a totalitarian government
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What were the short term consequences of the Appointment of Hitler as Chancellor President Hindenburg appointed Hitler Chancellor of coalition government on The 30th January 1933. Shortly after‚ the first cracks began to show in the foundations of this new leadership‚ as after the death of President Hindenburg‚ Hitler combined the posts of president and chancellor. Given the fact that he was also commander-in-chief of the armed services he became the sole leader of the German country‚ represented
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criticized these weaknesses‚ saying that the Weimar Republic was always going to fail‚ due to mismanagement and the lack of experience. These weaknesses include Article 48‚ which helped Hitler pass the Enabling Act of 1933. The role of President Hindenburg was another weakness of the Weimar Republic as he was able to choose the Chancellor‚ giving Hitler and the Nazi Party more power. The Hyperinflation Crisis of 1923 is also an example of the weak Weimar Republic. However‚ the weaknesses of the Weimar
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In July 1921‚ he became chairman and Führer after he threatened to resign and set up the SA (the ‘Brown Shirts’) in August. On 8th November 1923‚ Hitler and his ‘stormtroopers’ burst into a meeting in the Munich beer-hall. He forced Otto von Lossow and Gustav von Kahr into a side room and forced them to state their support for a march on Berlin to impose a new government‚ with General Ludendorff as the new Commander-in-Chief. On 9th November‚ President Ebert declared a national state of emergency
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Jakob Rasmussen Humanities December 3rd 2010 The Methods and Circumstances of Hitler’s Rise to Power After Germany’s defeat in the First World War. Germany were forced to sign a treaty called the Treaty of Versailles that limited Germany’s power extensively. The treaty stated penalties such as the loss of German soil‚ a great minimization of Germany’s army and navy and of course Germany was forced to pay for the reparations of the destruction they had caused in the war. This penalty left Germany
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question. Hitler was appointed as chancellor on January 30th 1933. On the 27th of February 1933‚ the Reichstag building broke out into flames‚ four weeks after Hitler had assumed office of chancellor and weeks before his government had urged President Hindenburg to dissolve the Reichstag. The Nazis were able to convince the general public that this was “acts of terrorism” by communists. This meant at long last the Nazis could get rid of the KPD and all other political parties‚ whether they posed a threat
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Running head: THE RISE OF NAZISM The Rise of Nazism and the factors involved Many key factors led up to the rise of Nazism. These factors had great impact on all of Germany and the world. Some of these factors were specific antecedents‚ prejudice behaviors‚ and psychological factors that many people faced. Things that precede or allow things to happen are called antecedents. Four specific antecedents helped to enable the rise of Nazism. The first of these antecedents would be the end of
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