Ways in which Hitler is powerful by Ways in which Hitler still has blocks to his

January 1933. position.

Appointed as Chancellor – that position gives Still lacks a majority based on the November
him power under the constitution – call 32 election results.
elections – has the right to use Article 48
(Hindenburg) – still is the largest party in the
Reichstag
Head of the Nazi Party – gives him a base in Hindenburg – constitutional position as the
the Reichstag that VP and VS never had. President – also the personal relationship isn’t
smooth.
Access to a logistical base and control to a Responsibility for the issues inherent in
certain extent over the economy and foreign Weimar.
policy and domestic policy.
Based on his political skills (and that of The trade union was hostile to Nazism which
others) made the Nazi states unstable.
He has the SA – is it under his control though?
SA has concerns about the second revolution.
He has the SS under Himmler. Not quick enough. The SA wants their own
power base under Rohm.
After the Great Depression, the trade unions The Nazis failed to appeal to the SA. This was
were weakened and resorted to use the help of because the people thought that the Nazis
the nazis. In the long term, the trade unions wanted to dilute the ideology of national
thought that there could be some scope of co- socialism which eventually gave rise to a
operation between the trade unions and the second revolution.
Nazis.
On 14th of July, 1933, the Nazi party was
proclaimed as the only legal party in
Germany.

Other political parties – Communists particularly

The cabinet
The Reichstag
The Church
The working class and trade unions
The Army
The Party finances