Nazi

• Institutions

  Executive (German gov)- Hitler assumed all hindenburgs responsibilities so chancellor and fuhrer became one role

  Hitler became fuhrer for life

  Legislature- became one party state- reichstag existed but had no legislative power

  Chancellory- became centre of governement
• Elections

  July 1934- Could only vote for Nazis and Plebicites on small referendums
• Other political parties

  Left wing parties banned after reichstag fire to protect from left threat july 1933

  Other parties dissolved themesleves
• Reichstag fire decree

  -suspended civil rights from bill of rights

  -Could arrest without trial (left)
• Enabling act

  Let Hitler rule by decree- KPD were banned
• Joseph goebbles

  Gauliter of Berlin, Reichmaster of public enlightenment and propaganda
• Martin boreman

  Head of party chancellory and private secratary to Hitler
• Herman goering

  Chief of Luftwaffe high command and President of Reichstag
• Heinrich Himmler 


  Chief of police and Reichsfuhrer
• Rudolph hell

  Private secretary and deputy fuhrer
• Local and regional governmnt

  Lander states were dissolved by law

  Reichslieters were appointed by hitler and in charge or a certain area of government

  Gauliters were local leaders
• Hitler myth

  Propaganda to portray Hitler as a god like figure (created by goebels)
• Working towards the fuhrer

  Policy to refect hitlrs aims and world view
• Peoples rights

  Lost civil rights from bill of rights in feb 1933 through article 48

  Mass arrests to enemies of the state as a result (led to concentration camps)
• Polycratic government

  Run by multiple people or groups
• Strengths

  -Polycratic
• Weaknesses

  -Nazis complete control over everything

  -Bias voting

  -Work to fuhrer

  -Often most loyal appointed instead of best for job

  -Corruption