Political

• Political

  Relating to the ideas or strategies of a particular party or groups in politics
• Examples of domestic political policies

  • The Enabling Act
  • The Gleichschaltung
  • The Reich Press Law
  • The Nuremberg Race Laws
• The Enabling Act


  Politically and legally gave Hitler the power to do what he needed to do
• The Enabling Act

  Gave Hitler the ability for complete control to pass any political policy he wanted
• The Gleichschaltung

  Aimed to eliminate all political parties that opposed Hitler and ensure he could keep all political power
• The Gleichschaltung

  By 1935, Hitler was able to outlaw almost every other political party in Germany that did not join the Nazi party
• The Reich Press Law

  Aimed to gain complete control of the press to suppress them
• The Reich Press Law

  By 1944, the Nazi government had over 80% control over newspapers and other propaganda
• The Nuremberg Race Laws

  Aimed to purify German blood and interaction by outlawing interracial marriage and segregating minorities
• The Nuremberg Race Laws

  Successfully segregated minorities enough to start systematically killing them
• The Enabling Act, Gleichschaltung, Reich Press Law, and Nuremberg Race Laws all stem from the Enabling Act passed in 1933
• The Enabling Act was passed in 1933, the Gleichschaltung in 1933, the Reich Press Law in 1934, and the Nuremberg Race Laws in 1935