Hitler Uses Reichstag Fire to Suspend Civil and Political Liberties
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants, Human Rights
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
- Geographical Location: Berlin
- Date: February 27, 1933
Article abstract: Adolf Hitler used the burning of the German parliament (Reichstag) building as an excuse to limit civil and political liberties granted under the Weimar Constitution.
Summary of Event
The years following World War I were a period of chaos in Germany. Defeat in war and the humiliation of the peace at Versailles made the populace bitter, frustrated, and angry. They vented their frustration on the Allies, on Jews and other non-German peoples, and above all on the Weimar Republic created to replace the monarchy. The first wave of turmoil...
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