How far was the Enabling Act of 1933 a significant event in German history?
The Enabling Act of 1933 gave an advantage to Hitler and his Nazis because it allowed him to pass decrees without the consent of the president or the Reichstag. This happened after Hitler was appointed Chancellor in January of the same year. The Enabling Act didn’t give him the ability to prevent the constitution from seeing the decrees, it prevented the Reichstag from voting against them. With the act in place Hitler planned on abolishing all political powers until there was only on: his. Hitler’s main goal was to become the Führer and to control the German population. Hitler, as an anti semitic being, wanted to rid the german population of all jews at the expense of killing them. He believed he was the rightful Führer and would do everything it took to become it. With the Enabling Act, Hitler decreed the Reichstag Fire
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Decree (which nullified many of the german civil liberties and allowed the imprisonment of any political opponent. In conclusion, I believe the Enabling Act wasn’t as significant because even if it did start the pass of totalitarianism in Germany, it wasn’t the main event; the Holocaust was the main event. Hitler was given the power to pass new decrees without any interference by the German government.
He made sure that all his political opponents were put under the law of imprisonment to prevent his downfall. He passed an emergency decree that stopped any cause of chaos caused by enemies. He passed many minor decrees against the jews to keep them away from the pure. After these events Hitler will make his first step to ruling …show more content…
Europe. His second step was to become Fuhrer of Germany. Hitler asked the Fuhrer of Germany, Hindenburg, to make him Chancellor but the President thought that giving Hitler the name of Chancellor would cause Germany to fall into his control. Hitler only became Chancellor when Papen struck a bargain with him to help increase Germany’s power again. Papen became Vice Chancellor, Hitler became Chancellor and Hindenburg stayed the Fuhrer. In the summer of 1934 President Hindenburg dies and Hitler appoints himself Fuhrer and passed these laws, (“The Reich Government has enacted the following law which is hereby promulgated. Section 1. The office of Reich President will be combined with that of Reich Chancellor. The existing authority of the Reich President will consequently be transferred to the Führer and Reich Chancellor, Adolf Hitler. He will select his deputy. Section 2. This law is effective as of the time of the death of Reich President von Hindenburg.") Afterwards the German Army swore allegiance to Hitler and became his personal army. As the Fuhrer he abused his power and drove the Jews out of Germany and into ghettos to be executed. In conclusion the Enabling Act had only a small significance in the Hitler reign event but it wasn’t the main significant event. I believe the Holocaust was the main event because it was the killing of the Jews that made Hitler both famous and infamous. Hitler's priority was to take control of all of Germany and to rule the European countries. He decided to invade Russia to take control and destroy Communism in the process. In conclusion, the Enabling Act of 1933 wasn’t the most significant event (in my opinion) because it didn’t have or make change in Germany.
All it did was allow Hitler to pass laws without the consent of the Reichstag or the Fuhrer. To me the most significant event was the Holocaust because the change and deaths of Jews changed the history of Germany. We got involved to help and stop the cruelty of Jews. The Enabling Act was just a step towards world domination. “The Enabling Act was important, but was of minor significance during this time period, because the Holocaust were of greater significance in German history during this time
period” *Rossi: Change the order in which you provide context in the introductory paragraph. When revising the introduction, focus on giving background for where the nation was at overall and not just what the Enabling act provided Hitler and the Nazis at the time of the event so you can show change (or lack thereof). The thesis itself needs work, provide areas that you believe the Enabling Act impacted and provide a defensible claim (e.g. “The Enabling Act was important, but was of minor significance during this time period, because…were of greater significance in German history during this time period”) on all those items and make sure you have evidence to support your claims. 80/100.
Adolf Hitler, born in 1889, is an Austrian born man who is known for his instigation and participation in the Nazi Political movement, or genocide, known as the Holocaust. Throughout his later life, Hitler spent the majority of his time organizing discriminatory laws that prevented Jewish citizens’ basic rights and ultimately their demise. However, before he advanced such laws and politics, he served as the Head of State, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, until he became the Fuhrer of Germany’s Third Reich which began in 1933 and ended in 1945 (Jewish Virtual Library). His actions were fueled by an unrelenting and strict hate for the Jewish community, better known as anti-Semitism, much like the vast majority of Eastern countries. Both
The Silber Medal winning biography, “Surviving Hitler," written by Andrea Warren paints picture of life for teenagers during the Holocaust, mainly by telling the story of Jack Mandelbaum. Avoiding the use of historical analysis, Warren, along with Mandelbaum’s experiences, explains how Jack, along with a few other Jewish and non-Jewish people survived.
which resulted in the death of many innocent people and numerous Jews. Hitler became leader of the Nazi party and chancellor of Germany. For example,’ ‘Hitler was never elected, he came second, until President Hindenburg was forced to appoint Hitler as chancellor in 1933.’’ (www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/adolf-hitler). This supports one way of how he rose to power and did everything he did.
On January 30, 1933, Hitler rose to power, during his time of power Jews had been dehumanized, reduced to little more than “things” by the Nazis. The many examples as to how they had been dehumanized are shown in the novel, Night by Elie Wiesel. For example, the Jews were stripped of their identity, they were abused, and they treated each other with a lack of dignity and voice.
The harshness of the Treaty and the way in which it blamed Germany for World War I crippled Germany. Much of its territory was taken away from it, including West Prussia that went to form a new Polish Corridor to the sea. Plus the Treaty forced Germany to reduce its army, demilitarise the Rhineland and get rid of its navy. The Treaty also forced harsh reparations for the War resulting in a great deal of the German people resenting the Allies. And it was later that Hitler used the bitter memories of Versailles to gain public support for his actions.
The Nazi Party, and its leader Adolf Hitler, were an unchallenged political group. Following the final deal in January of 1933, Hitler secured the position of chancellorship. From there, he continued working, in order to ensure that the NSDAP would not be challenged politically. Firstly, he used the Reichstag fire to enact the Decree for the Protection of People and State. This took away any civil liberties from the people of Germany, and gave legal basis for the Nazi party to imprison and silence any opposition. This was a key step to ensure the establishment of a totalitarian regime, as it greatly increased the power of the Nazi’s and greatly diminished the power of any opposition, both at the federal and state level. Following this, the Enabling Act was passed in parliament, which gave Hitler the ability to pass laws without the Reichstag. Through
Soon after Hitler was released from prison capasity, he was on a yellow brick path to his distinctive plan. He was released from a German jail for turning his life around, mainly for righting his composition. In search of a political party, he found himself at the doorstep of the Nazi party. Not long after gaining control of the group he took under his wing, he was rising up the government. Before long he was passing laws such as that once the current cancellor died or was murdered there wouldnt be a new election, but Hitler becoming the ruler of Germany.
In January of 1933, Adolf Hitler was sworn in as chancellor of Germany. At the time Hitler assumed power, the German government was suffering due to the Great Depression caused by World War 1. Hitler, a man who had spent the entirety of his political career denouncing and attempting to destroy the German Republic, was now the leader of said Republic. Hitler was widely supported by his Nazi party. Hitler was very vocal in letting his displeasures be known and his people believed his repeated promises to get rid of the Treaty of Versailles and enlarge the army. All of his promises were made in order to bring back Germany's former glory. However, almost immediately upon becoming the Chancellor of Germany, Hitler began taking legal actions against Germany's Jewish population.
He was named chancellor on January 30, 1933 by president Paul Van Hidenburg. His rise to power could have ended if the Enabling Act of 1933 was not adopted. The Enabling Act of 1933 meant that Hitler could enact laws and endemocracy in Germany. The Nazi party used force to scare the German Government into voting for the act. The day the voting for the Nazi troopers gathered outside the opera house, chanting,"Full power or else.
As Hitler was rising in power, his plan all along was to “make Germany better,” as he thought he was doing. In his eyes, making Germany better was everyone being equal. He wasn’t going to hesitate to take the first chance he could to jump on the Jews. He would act on any little reason he could. A German official was assassinated in Paris and Germans were angry because it was in the hands of a Jewish teenager. It gave the Germans a chance to attack at the Jews (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). There were a lot of unnecessary laws passed that were meant to take away the Jewish peoples happiness. For example, they had a curfew of 9:00 pm and 5:00 am in the summer, and 8:00 pm and 6:00 am in the winter. Kristallnacht, or otherwise named, The Night of the Broken, was like a turning point for the Jewish people that started off the Holocaust (American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise). Hitler made a lot of laws like the one stated above and continued to do so to try and get a reaction out of them.
Hitler became known as the fuhrer, the ruler of Germany. “Hitler combined the positions of president and chancellor and named himself fuhrer absolute ruler of Germany” (Fitzgerald33). This ensured Hitler that he had the power to take over Germany, and so he began his work. His goal was to try and make Germany one of the most powerful countries. He felt that in order to complete this goal he had to get rid of all the Jews. He wanted to make life ver...
While Hitler was in control of Germany, he affected the world, in many different ways, some evil, but also many good. This was because he was an okay leader. He helped to improve Germany’s economy and military. He also added a lot of territory to the borders of Germany, and the majority of the people under his rule came together in national unity believing in Hitler. Many things that he did during his time of leadership were a great help for Germany and its citizens, and brought the country to the top.
Adolf Hitler is known to be one of the “greatest” leaders in history who had abused his powers and had shattered his country apart. Born in 1889 in Austria, Hitler abused his powers because of his greedy ego and because of his narcissism. It all became with Hitler organizing a party called the National Socialist, most popularly know as the Nazi Party. The rise of the Nazi Party was the thing that led to the start of Hitler’s rein and his abuse of power. The Nazi Party eventually led Adolf Hitler to come to rule and had given Hitler the chance to take control the entire nation.
...ies through laws, policies, and campaigns enabled Adolf Hitler to charismatically lead the German nation as a totalitarian dictator, and control German life under the state. All aspects of Hitler’s governance provided an element of a totalitarian state from political principles to personal lives. During the years of The Third Reich, Hitler essentially remained the unchallenged Fuhrer of Nazi Germany and established a totalitarian state.
After reading Adolph Hitler’s proclamation to the German Nation it became quite apparent that he was more willing to lay blame for most if not all of Germany’s issues at the time on outside causes. This can be seen quite clearly as you read the opening of his speech. He states that “MORE than fourteen years have passed since the unhappy day when the German people, blinded by promises from foes at home and abroad, lost touch with honor and freedom, thereby losing all” (Hitler 1993). What Hitler is referring to in his opening statement is the Treaty of Versailles and the foes being the countries who won World War One. He references about how badly Germany was treated by the League of Nations, when he says “We never received the equality and fraternity