In what ways did the Nazi state seek to establish total control over its people?
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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.
- After becoming a dictator in 1933, Hitler captured all the powers. He demolished democracy. The teasis of his administration was one party ,one leader and with disciplined administration.
- All the oppositions was suppressed. All the political parties except Nazi party were banned. The leaders of the opposition parties were imprisoned.
- Special security forces such as SA ,SS , SD, etc ... created to control the society.
- The nazi party held the Jews responsible for the defeat of Germany in the war. Activities of the Jews were banned by law and majority of them were killed or forced to leave Germany.
- The media, books, theatres and education were well controlled and supervised by the government.
- Nazi ideology was spread using images , films , radio , poster ,slogan and pamphlets.