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GCSE History · key term
The emergency decree signed by President Hindenburg on 28 February 1933 which suspended civil liberties and enabled the Nazis to imprison opponents.
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Paper 1
An emergency order signed by President Hindenburg on 28 February 1933 that suspended civil liberties and enabled the Nazis to imprison political opponents.
Revise: Establishment of DictatorshipOn 28 February, Hindenburg signed the Reichstag Fire Decree. It suspended civil liberties, including freedom of speech and protection against imprisonment without trial. Police could arrest opponents, while communist publications were suppressed.
Paper 3
Revise: Creation of DictatorshipOn 28 February, Hitler persuaded Hindenburg to sign the Reichstag Fire Decree. It suspended civil liberties, including freedom of speech and protections against imprisonment without trial. The Nazis could now arrest political opponents using emergency powers.
Paper 1
The emergency decree issued after the February 1933 Reichstag Fire that suspended civil liberties and enabled the detention of political opponents without trial.
Revise: The Nazi Consolidation of Power (1933–1934)Hitler persuaded Hindenburg to issue the Reichstag Fire Decree, using the President’s emergency powers under Article 48 of the Weimar constitution. It suspended constitutional protections including freedom of speech, press and assembly, privacy, and protection against arbitrary arrest.
Paper 3
The emergency decree signed on 28 February 1933 that suspended civil liberties and gave the Nazis a legal basis for suppressing opponents.
Revise: Establishing the dictatorshipOn 28 February, Hindenburg signed the Reichstag Fire Decree. It suspended important civil liberties, including freedom of speech and protection against arbitrary arrest. Police could search homes and imprison people without the normal legal safeguards.
Distinguish the Reichstag Fire Decree, which suspended civil liberties, from the Enabling Act, which allowed Hitler’s government to make laws without parliamentary approval.
Distinguish the Reichstag Fire Decree, which suspended civil liberties, from the Enabling Act, which allowed the government to make laws without the Reichstag.
Distinguish the Reichstag Fire Decree, which suspended civil liberties, from the Enabling Act, which allowed the Cabinet to legislate without parliamentary approval.
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