CBSE Class 9 Answered

After Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933, he systematically destroyed the democratic structure of Germany. In Feb. 1933, he passed The Fire Decree Act according to which the freedom of speech, press and assembly were abolished. He brutally suppressed his political rivals, like the communists and deported them to the concentration camps.

On March 3, 1933, the Enabling Act was passed which made Hitler, the sole power in Germany. Parliament was sidelined and all the political parties and trade unions were banned. Economy, media, army and judiciary came under the control of the Nazi party. Secret Police called the Gestapo were given unlimited powers and they could arrest any citizen and send them to concentration camps or deported without following any legal procedures.