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Reichstag fire |
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Reichstag fire(Feb. 27, 1933) Burning of the German parliament building (Reichstag) in Berlin. Allegedly set by a Dutch communist, the fire was used by Adolf Hitler to turn public opinion against his opponents, especially the communists. He enacted a decree suspending constitutional protection of personal rights, which effectively began the Nazi Party dictatorship. The fire was widely believed to have been set by the Nazis themselves, while others have argued there was no proof of Nazi complicity; it remains the subject of debate and research. 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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For Bush, 9-11 was the Reichstag Fire and Gleiwitz Incident rolled into one. Following a speech by Hitler on March 23, 1933, about two months after the Reichstag fire, the German Parliament -- unnerved by the public concern about a possible Communist terror campaign, and intimidated by mobs of Nazi stormtroopers -- passed Hitler's Enabling Act. He carefully traces the expanding use of the concept from the decrees following the Reichstag fire in 1933, through the regulations of 1938 in which the Ministry of the Interior recognized the ascendancy of the special police over the regular police and the justice system, and the effects of wartime measures. |
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