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Hitler's Methods of Consolidating Power - Coggle Diagram
Hitler's Methods of Consolidating Power
Air of Respectability
Concessions - cruch
Terror - Intimidation
March 23 1933
- The Enabling Act
All of the remaining non-Nazi Reichstag members are intimidated by the SA
As a result, the Reichtag votes to grant Hitler the authority to enact his own legislation.
June, 30th 1934 - 'Night of the Long Knives'
The SA wreaks havoc by attempting to seize control of the army.
Hitler cannot afford to lose the army's or businessmen's support for the socialist reforms that the SA desires.
Many of the SA's leaders, including its leader Ernst Röhm, are assassinated by the SS. Officially, fewer than 100 members are killed.
This effectively eliminates Hitler's opponents within the Nazi Party. It also increases the SS's power.
Reich wide Co-ordination
March, 5 1933
- General Elections
Nazis win with 288 seats in the Reishtag
Although the Nazis do not have a majority, they do have enough seats to pass the
Enabling Act
Wide Popular appeal
Propaganda
Use of Law
February 1933:
Nazis take control of German police system.
April 26 1933
: Local government is reorganized and taken over by the Nazis.
Hitler establishes the Gestapo, Nazi Germany's secret police.