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HITLER
HOW
HE MADE HIMSELF DICTATOR AND ESTABLISHED A TOTALITARIAN STATE
1933-1939
Chancellor
in Jan. 1933 - Coalition Govt. - Von Papen
Hindenberg
still President - very old
Reichstag
Fire - Emergency Decree - Enabling Act
All
Trade Unions banned - May
Political
Parties banned/dissolved
Justice
system reorganised – important role for Gestapo
Concentration
camps – controlled by SS
Night
of the Long Knives - July 1934
Death
of Hindenberg - Office of Fuhrer created instead
Oath
of Loyalty from German armed forces - August 1934
Strict
control of education system and young people - youth movements
with distinctive message for boys and girls – role
of women
in society strictly defined
Control
of Christian Churches – Roman Catholic Church and various
Protestant Churches
Highly
effective use of propaganda
- importance of radio, mass rallies etc. and very strict censorship
German
Economy also strictly controlled – both Agriculture and Industry
Minority
groups also came under strict control and lives changed forever.
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