Enabling Act
- Created by: Jo-Robertson
- Created on: 29-12-17 14:17
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- The Enabling Act
- March 1933
- Nazis presented the Act to the Reichstag
- If passed would would allow Hitler to pass laws without reference to the Reichstag
- Reichstag asked to vote itself out of existence
- Because of the nature of the act it needed 2 thirds of the Reichstag to back it
- Centre party had to back it
- Hitler turned on the Social Democtrats
- Said they were no longer needed
- Nazis presented the Act to the Reichstag
- Law removing distress from the people and Reich
- Changed the German constitution
- Did away with the Reichstag
- Changed the German constitution
- Passed by 444 votes to 94
- Communists banned from attending
- Social Democrats spoke out against it
- 12 arrested
- Only people that spoke out against it
- Centre Party
- Hitler made promises
- Empty promises
- But reassuring to those in the party
- Respecting the Roman Catholic Church in Germany
- Empty promises
- Some hoped to collaborate with the Nazis in government
- Hoped it would give enough power to the Government to restore Germanys pride
- Only Bruning objected cooperation
- Aware the Nazis made threats to jobs of minor civil servants
- Hope it would mirror government of 1923-24
- Hard to resist Nazi popularity
- Impressed and frightened by shows of force and presence of ** and SA
- Hitler made promises
- Before Vote
- Huge show of force by the Nazis
- March 1933
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