The Reichstag Building

Which was more important to Hitler, the Reichstag Fire or the Enabling Act? Both the Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act contributed to Hitler becoming “Der Fuhrer”. Though would the Enabling Act have been attainable if it were not for the Reichstag fire? I doubt many of the events that followed the fire would’ve occurred if the Reichstag building was still intact. Ergo, I believe that the fire was more important to Hitler. Throughout this essay I will look at the effects of both events - analysing

How Significant was the Reichstag Fire? On the night of the 27th of February, 1933, the Reichstag building in Berlin burned down in an act declared by the Nazi Party to be the inception of a widespread communist uprising. The Reichstag Fire, as it was called, can be observed as one of the most significant events in the formation of Nazi Germany through its pivotal role in the reduction of civil liberties of Germany’s citizens and the emergence of a near dictatorial regime within the Weimar Republic

agree that the main reason why Hitler was able to do this was because of the Reichstag Fire in 1933. There were many other reasons other than this such as the Enabling Act, the banning of political parties and trade unions and finally the Night of the Long Knives. The Reichstag fire was the most important why Hitler was able to establish a dictatorship. On the evening of the 27th of February 1933, the Reichstag building was destroyed by a huge fire caused by a Dutch communist supporter called van

Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag was established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier Reichstag. It meets in the Reichstag Building in Berlin. Norbert Lammert is the current President of the Bundestag. With the new constitution of 1949,

Public art is art of any sort that is created with the intention of being displayed in public and is usually accessible to all people. Public art is significant within the art world because it signifies community involvement and collaboration. When referring to public art, what the art is saying is usually more important than the location of the piece. Public art can come in many different shapes and sizes. Public art can express community values, enhance the environment, transform a landscape, heighten

the end of his classic 1910 portrait of the city, Berlin may "forever to become and never to be." The twentieth-century urban history of Berlin was largely associated with the concept of voids. The voids that were created by the unique apartment buildings, also known as Mietkasernen with enclosed inner courtyards. Only one decade later, Albert Speer intended to create

that helped Hitler to consolidate power. On the night of February 27th, 1933 the Reichstag (the German Parliament Building in Berlin) burned down. Hitler declared that the fire was the work of Communists. A Dutch Communist called Marius Van Der Lubbe was found in the destroyed Reichstag, he was arrested and charged with arson. The arrest of Van der Lubbe was significant because it allowed Hiter to blame the Reichstag fire on the communists, this gave Hitler the power to get communists banned as well

people. This did not stop Hitler from making other arrangements. He arranged for a new election to take place in order to make the Nazis have a majority in the Reichstag and then they could vote for the change that Hitler wanted. However, the Reichstag building was set on fire. There was an underground passage from the SA office to the Reichstag office. It is possible that the Nazis could have started the fire themselves. A Dutch Communist was arrested for the fire. Although he confessed guilty, some

look at what a dictatorship is and how it operates, how the population is brought to a point where they accept a dictatorship, and examine and analyze the vital events that took place in Germany which lead to Hitler assuming dictatorial power: the Reichstag fire, the Emergency Decree, the Enabling Act, the banning of trade unions and other political parties, the Night Of The Long Knives, the death of President Hindenburg, and the German army’s oath of loyalty to Hitler. It will

The abuse of Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution allowed Adolf Hitler to become Chancellor. It stated, “If public security and order are seriously disturbed or endangered within the German Reich, the President of the Reich may take measures necessary for their restoration, intervening if need be with the assistance of the armed forces. For this purpose he may suspend for a while, in whole or in part, the fundamental rights provided in Articles 114, 115, 117, 118, 123, 124 and 153.” It also allowed