Explain how the following contributed to Hitler's effective control over Germany: - The enabling law- The use of propaganda- Education, women's, and youth groups

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Explain how the following contributed to Hitler’s effective control over Germany:  

  • The enabling law
  • The use of propaganda
  • Education, women’s, and youth groups

Hitler managed to keep a very tight grip on the control of Germany even when most of the men were off fighting He wad almost full support of the people whilst fighting a huge collection of nations and feeling some of the worst of war. He did this by using several things among the most important were the Enabling law; the use of propaganda; Education, women’s, and youth groups played a major part in this.  I will now discuss how each one gave Hitler this effective control over Germany.

The Enabling law meant Hitler could pass laws without consent of the Reichstag this made him into a dictator, it was passed by the Reichstag in 1933 Hitler had the majority but just to make sure he surrounded the building with Storm troopers.  Hitler used this to pass laws quickly and without argument it also meant Hitler could eliminate his enemy before their voice could be heard.  It gave Hitler to ban other political parties, trade unions.  This meant there was no voice to oppose Hitler and there was no one to question his actions. Anyone who did or anyone who Hitler was worried about was forced to flee, imprisoned or killed by the SA and later the SS as on the night of long knifes.  This gave Hitler the ability to quickly pass laws without any opposition from anyone in the Reichstag.  This meant he could quickly lay down the legal framework for Nazification.  

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Hitler used propaganda to great effect when getting into power; he continued to use it to the same effect once in power.  He set up the Ministry for people’s Enlightenment and Propaganda under Goebbels.  Thy took control of the media to make sure hostel views were suppressed.  Books, films, and plays had to have pro-nazi themes.  Jazz and black music were banned. The radio and newspapers that were now controlled by the nazis would always be advertise the nazi way.  They said that to be anti-nazi was to be anti German and was a traitor.  To make sure this ...

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