HW 15

1. They thought that Hitler could be more easily controlled if they placed him withing the government as chancellor and surrounded him with conservative ministers. The Nationalist party also hoped that giving Hitler power would help turn Germany back into a monarchy, similar to what it had been under Bismarck's rule.
2. Hitler made sure that the Nazis had complete, undisputed control over Germany and its people, and he dealt harshly with anyone who tried to oppose him.
3. The Enabling Law gave Hitler the power to pass national laws without the approval of the Reichstag and allowed him to ignore the constitution entirely.
4. Goebbels' organization was used for the purpose of eliminating any ideas that would oppose the Nazis and creating a positive image of Hitler's regime among the people of Germany.
5. Hitler used propaganda, laws, and violence to destroy potential sources of opposition. Propaganda planted Nazi ideology in peoples' minds, while laws made it illegal to join other political parties, such as the KPD (communists), and many people who opposed the Nazis were simply killed.
6. Hitler passed the Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor, which made it illegal for German citizens to marry Jews. He also passed a Supplementary Decree on Citizenship, which stated that people of Jewish descent could not be citizens of Germany.