1. Reichstag fireCOMMUNIST Bloody purge (Night of Long Knives) Enabling Act

2. In 1933 Hitler became Chancellor. This position had enable him to eliminate democracy in Germany.Hitler wanted the Nazi party to gain full control of theReichstag without getting approval from the Reichstag or President.Hitler dissolved the Reichstag and called for fresh elections in March 1933. 3. However, a week before theelections, the Reichstag caughtfire and Hitler blamed hispolitical rival, the communist. Therefore, 4000 communistsleader were arrested. With hisenemies removed, it made iteasier for Hitler to win electionin 1933. 4. Hitler claimed that the country is in grave danger and convince President Hindenburg to grant him emergency power to deal with communist threat.This act require the Reichstag agreement. Hitler then uses his SS and SA to pressure the Reichstag to agree with the act.Hitler was then granted the enabling Act with gave him a lot of power.Hitler uses his power to ban all opposition parties.Thus, Germany become a police state and people lost much independence. Hitler became the most powerful person in Germany 5. Ernst Rohm, leader ofSturmbteilung(SA, Storm troopers).Under Rohms leadership the SAgrew into a powerful organisation inGermany. Hitler was worried about the growthof SA and Rohms growing influenceand believe the Rohm was a potentialthreat. Hitler had Rohm and other SA leaderarrested and executed in a campaignknown as Night of Long Knives byHitlersSchutzstaffel(SS, personal/eliteguard) men. 6. Religious Control Anti-Semitism Education Censorship 7. In schools, students was influenced with Nazibeliefs. - Students were not taught to think for themselves. - Instead, they were indoctrinated with Nazi ideas. Young people were expected to join YouthOrganisations. . This was to allow Nazis to further control theminds of the young. . . Hitler Youth spend time participating activities totoughen them. . Eg, Hiking, route marches and campingexpedition. . Boys was taught to play important role in buildinga militarily strong Germany. . Girls, on the other hand, was prepared to take theirroles as mothers and child givers. 8. Hitlers anti-Semitism law were targetedat getting rid of the Jews. This is becauseof his personal hatred for Jews. Hitlersaw the Jews as selfish, materialistic andan inferior race. In order to justify his action, he blamedthe Jews for Germans economicproblems as many Jews were wealthyand ran its own business. Thus through successful propaganda,Hitler blinded the German of all hisfault and ill-doings. 9. Nazi party took control of churches as Hitler had believedthat government is the one that controlled every aspect oflife and not god, thus, people should be devoted to theirFuhrer, Hitler. The schools & organisations ran by churches were closeddown. Whoever opposed Hitler would be arrest & send toconcentration camps. A new religion was promoted by Hitler known asNationalSocialism . It emphasized unquestioned loyalty to him. Theworshippers were forced to listen to readings from MeinKempf and bowed before the Swastika in churches. Hitler also wrote a book named My struggle. People that attended church were brainwashed to obey theNazis. 10. Censorship was rampant(unrestrained) throughout NaziGermany. Censorship ensured that Germans could only seewhat the Nazi hierarchy(those in authority.) wanted peopleto see, hear what they wanted them to hear and read onlywhat the Nazis deemed acceptable. The prime mover in censorship was the Minister ofPropaganda, Joseph Goebbels. He took responsibility in thematerial that is going to be published to Nazi state.Newspapers, radio and all forms of media were put undercontrol of Nazis too. Rallies were used to show German and foreigners howsuccessful Nazi policies were in creating a powerful Germanrace and state. Therefore, people were brainwashed into believing andtrusting that Hitler was a great leader who had donewonders for Germany.