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Nazi treatment and political opponents - Coggle Diagram
Nazi treatment and political opponents
Banning of parties
Other political parties were banned including Communists and Social democrats
This meant no one could legally challenge Nazi rule
In July 1933 the Nazis declared that the Nazi party was the only legal party in Germany
Arrests and Intimidation
Opponents were arrested, beaten or sent to concentration camps
The SA and SS intimidated voters during election in 1933
Fear and violence silenced anyone who dared to resist
The Reichstag fire decree
This allowed them to arrest thousands of communists without trial
It gave the Nazis a legal excuse to remove the strongest rivals
After the Reichstag fire the Nazis suspended civil rights
Night of the long knives
This destroyed internal opposition and secured the loyalty of the army
It showed that Hitler was willing to kill anyone who threatened his power
In June 1934 Hitler used the SS to murder leaders of the SA and other critics
Propaganda against opponents
Newspapers and films spread lies that opponents were plotting against the people
This convinced many Germans to support or at least accept Nazi actions
The Nazis used propaganda to make it look like communists and jews are enemies