5) The Political Structure O The Third Reich 3: Political Structure Flashcards
Why did the nazi political structure seem totalitarian?
Because they had rule over the police, the media and there was one big political party
What did the Nazi political party seem?
It seemed totolitarian
Since when had Germany become a one-party country?
Since 1933
What was Hitler himself unclear about?
The issue of the Party and the state, despite him saying in the ‘law to ensure the unity of party and state’ that the party is “inseparably linked with the state”
What did Hitler say in December 1933 in the ‘law to ensure the unity of party and state’?
He said the party “is inseparably linked with the state”
Two months after Hitler said the party is inseparably linked with the state, what did he announce?
He announced that the main role of the party was to implement government measures and to organise propaganda and indoctrination
Why was Hitler so unclear in his announcements?
Becaue, to an extent, he had to please a number of different groups
What was the main problem why Hitler wasn’t clear in his announcements?
The main problem was that his party had only planned to win the support of it, they hadn’t planned how to rule it
