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Enabling ActLaw passed by the German Reichstag in 1933 that enabled Adolf Hitler to assume dictatorial powers. Deputies from the Nazi Party, the German National People's Party, and the Center Party voted in favor of the act, which “enabled” Hitler's government to issue decrees independently of the Reichstag and the presidency. It gave Hitler a base from which to carry out the first steps of his National Socialist revolution. enabling act a legislative act conferring certain specified powers on a person or organization How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| That's true everywhere, but especially in Montana, where the Enabling Act of 1889 gave the state ownership of two specified parcels of land in each township. Adolph Hitler used the Reichstag burning in 1933 to promote his Enabling Act that began the end of freedom in Germany. Therefore, UCR limited the types of bias reported to those mandated by the enabling Act - prejudice against a race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnic group. |
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