The Nazis claimed the fire was the work of a Dutch Communists as he was caught in the building once the fire started
The Nazis were presented with a great propaganda opportunity to turn people against the communists since they were blamed for the fire
Hindenburg was persuaded to declare a state of emergency by Hitler
Reichstag fire gave Hitler an excuse for using violence and terror especially against the communists as many were arrested
The police were also told to ban political meetings and marches of opposition groups
The fire helped Hitler to wipe out his political opposition as many of his opponents were arrested or killed
The government were now allowed to arrest and imprison political opponents without charging them
The Reichstag fire allowed the Nazis to ban other political organisations
