Question

Explain the three fold plan of Hitler becoming Chancellor of Germany to consolidate the Nazi power.​

Answer 1

When Hitler was appointed chancellor, Hindenburg was president, but he was old and ailing. When he died, Hitler announced he was eliminating the position of president, so he would be the undisputed leader of Germany. He declared that he was Fuhrer, and held absolute power. He also declared that it was treason to oppose the Fuhrer, and the penalty for treason was death.

Answer 2

Answer:

Hitler’s three-fold plan comprised of capturing the legal authority to rule, crushing the country’s political opposition, and eliminating rivals within the party.

• In the pursuit of first, he used the Reichstag fire incident to clamp down the communists. He armed himself with the emergency powers and murdered and jailed key communist leaders and suppressed civil liberties.
• In March 1933, the German Reichstag passed the enabling laws which transferred all the powers from the Reichstag to the government headed by him.
• Further, Hitler turned his attention to the rival political parties. He outlawed all existing and potential opposition institutions. By July 1933, the Nazis were the only legitimate party in Germany.