Enabling Act of 1933
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title:
Enabling Act of 1933
text:
The Enabling Act of 1933, officially titled Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich, was a law that gave the German Cabinet – most importantly, the Chancellor – the power to make and enforce laws without the involvement of the Reichstag or Weimar President Paul von Hindenburg, leading to the rise of Nazi Germany. Critically, the Enabling Act allowed the Chancellor to bypass the system of checks and balances in the government. In January 1933, Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, was ap
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description:
Transfer of the Reichstag's power to the government under Hitler
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enabling_Act_of_1933
date created:
2003-04-28T22:18:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T16:01:06Z
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