How Hitler Established a Nazi Dictatorship between January 1933 and August 1943

How Hitler Established a Nazi Dictatorship between January 1933 and August 1943

Hitler became Chancellor of Germany on the 30th January 1933. This was

a remarkable achievement, however this wasn’t enough for Hitler, he

wanted total control. For his dreams and ambitions to be fulfilled he

needed ultimate power. He was determined to get it and he did so in

five main steps. These were:

· 28th February 1933 he introduced the law for protection of the

people and state.

· 24th March 1933 he introduced the enabling law.

· March 1933 he started a process called bringing Germany into line

(with Nazi ideas and control).

· 30th June 1934 the, ‘Night of the Long Knives’ eliminated the S.A.

leaders.

· August 1934 Hitler became Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor.

I will go through each of these main steps and say how each of them

effected Hitler and his establishment of the Nazi dictatorship.

After the fire in the Reichstag on the 27th February 1933, which was

believed to be started by a Communist, Hitler told President

Hindenburg that Germany was in great danger from the Communists and

convinced him to pass a law called, ‘The Protection of the People and

State.’ This was made to look like a good law for the public when

actually it was only good for Hitler. It gave him the power to suspend

parts of the constitution. This enabled him to smash his opponents,

the Communist’s, election campaign. Over 4000 communists were arrested

due to this law. All of their newspapers were shut down and their

meetings were put to an end. This put Hitler one step closer to

overall power in Germany.

Hitler still wanted more power. For this he had to introduce the

‘Enabling Law’. However, the Reichstag would only let this pass if

Hitler had two thirds of the overall majority, and Hitler only had

half. However, Hitler found a way to win more votes. When people

entered the Reichstag, they were greeted by cheers for the Enabling

Act and Storm-Troopers who intimidated members on their way to vote.