4.1- consolidation of power

eliminated the federal system and replaced them with Nazi officials
this was consolidated with the First law for the coordination of the federal states in March 1933, this dissolved any existing state assembly with a nazi official
The second law for the coordination of the federal states in April 1933
this added a reich governor to oversee each assembly and make sure they were complying with the regime
Law for the reconstruction of the reich in January 1934, abolished state assemblies, placed government states under the control of the reich government, reich governors weren’t abolished.
Reichstrat abolished on the 14th February 1934

KPD - outlawed after the reichstag fire, leader Thalmann arrested, 10%killed by Nazi’s in 1933, members often sent to concentration camps
SPD - outlawed on 22nd June 1933 because they were deemed to be a ‘party hostile to the nation and state’
Centre - willingly disbanded on 5th June 1933
DNVP - willingly disbanded on 27th June 1933
the law against the formation of new parties July 1933

SA had a 3 million membership in 1934 which rose from 500,000 in 1933
they felt as though Hitler’s end to the revolution wasn’t enough and wanted a ‘second revolution’
Aimed to merge the army and the SA to create ‘peoples army’
their violence was important to Hitler gaining power
Hitler wanted them gone as Hindenburg threatened to use marshal law in order to deal with the SA’s violence
Night of the long knives conducted to remove all SA officials and all political opponents. 84 executed and 1000 arrested.
Hitler claimed he ‘saved the country against a political coup’ which gained him popularity in voters.

died 2nd August 1934
within an hour of his death Hitler announced the merge of chancellor and presidential office
19th august a plebiscite was held to get the peoples approval of this. 89.9% voted yes but 10.1% said no suggesting there was still retaliation against Hitler.
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