In what way did the nazi state seek to establish total control over its people
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Answer:Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933. He passed many laws to gain control over his people. The first Decree was passed on 28th February 1933.
The Decree abolished freedom of speech, press, and assembly that had been guaranteed by the Weimar constitution.
Concentration camps were set up and the communists and jews were sent there.
On 3 March 1933, the famous Enabling Act was passed. This Act established dictatorship in Germany. All other political parties were banned. Nazi party took complete control of the economy, media, army, and judiciary.
Special surveillance and security forces were created to control and order society in ways that the Nazis wanted.
The police, the stormtroopers, the Gestapo, the SS and the Security Service were given extraordinary powers to control and order the society.
People could now be detained in Gestapo torture chambers, rounded up and sent to concentration camps, deported at will or arrested without any legal procedures. The police forces acquired powers to rule with impunity.
Explanation:
President of the Weimar Republic Paul Von Hindenburg made Hitler the chancellor of Germany. Shortly after, a mysterious fire broke out in the Reichstag, the parliament building of Germany. Blaming the act of arson on communists and other ‘enemy of the state, Hitler passed the First Fire decree in 1933 which suspended the civic rights like freedom of speech, press and freedom of assembly. Thus, Hitler effectively started controlling the German population. Other measures he undertook to systematically dismantle democracy in Germany were:
(I) ‘The Enabling Act’ was passed, which gave all powers to Hitler to sideline the parliament and rule by decree.
(ll) All political parties, with the exception of the Nazi Party, were banned. The members of these banned parties were either imprisoned, exiled or assassinated.
(III) The communists were eradicated, with the remaining members being sent to concentration camps.
(IV) Special security forces such as the SA, SS, SD and Gestapo were created to control and order society in ways that the Nazis wanted. These organisations were given extra-judicial powers.
(V) In schools, children were taught to be loyal and submissive. They were also taught to hate Jews and worship Hitler. Thus, cultivating a personality cult in the process.
(VI) Nazi youth organizations, the like ‘Jungvolk’ and ‘Hitler Youth’ were created, where the youth were taught to hate democracy, communism, Jews and other ‘undesirables’.