Article 48

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Germany 1925–1955.

Definition

A clause in the Weimar Constitution that allowed the President to take emergency measures and pass laws without the prior consent of the Reichstag.

Exam Context

Article 48 appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for Non-British Depth Studies, especially Germany 1925–1955 and Rise of the Nazi Regime 1925–1934.

Non-British Depth Studies Germany 1925–1955 Rise of the Nazi Regime 1925–1934

Found in Revision Notes

Non-British Depth Studies

The Nazi Consolidation of Power (1933–1934)

Germany 1925–1955 • Rise of the Nazi Regime 1925–1934

Revise note

Non-British Depth Studies

The Great Depression and Nazi Electoral Success (1929–1933)

Germany 1925–1955 • Rise of the Nazi Regime 1925–1934

Revise note

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Non-British Depth Studies

Weimar Stability and the Early Nazi Party (1925–1928)

Germany 1925–1955 • Rise of the Nazi Regime 1925–1934

Decree for the Protection of the People and State