HIS242H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mein Kampf, Nuremberg Laws, Anschluss
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5 id"s (terms and names) answer 3 out of 5; siginificance and brief explanation (why was it important etc. ) Make sure to have an argument** (a cohesive and comprehensive argument; cover the most important issues; put it in an argument and provide evidence) Gleichschaltung the minute he became chancellor hw wanted to introduce g . > wanted to unify and equalize germany; to make sure that the entire state of germany represented nazi ideology. Reichstag fire; burning of the german parliament was crucial for hitler to promote his ideologies. > arrested a young dutch former member of the communist party (supposedly mentally unstable and an opponent of hitler and his policies and attitude ) for lighting the fire in the parliament. > this gave hitler the pretext to ban the german communist party (it was a significant opposition party;had 100 seats in parliament)