Reichstag of Nazi Germany

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The Reichstag of Nazi Germany was the rubber-stamp parliament of the Third Reich that formally legitimized Adolf Hitler’s dictatorial policies and racist legislation.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
alsoKnownAs German Reichstag (1933–1945)
Reichstag of the Third Reich
characteristic dominated by Nazi Party deputies
lacked genuine legislative power
no effective opposition parties
controlledBy Nazi Party leadership
country Germany
democraticStatus not democratically elected after 1933
dissolutionReason defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
dominantParty National Socialist German Workers' Party
endTime 1945
function formal approval of government legislation
legitimization of Adolf Hitler’s dictatorial policies
legitimization of racist and antisemitic legislation
governingIdeology Nazism
historicalContext Holocaust
World War II
ideologyComponent antisemitism
racism
totalitarianism
languageUsed German
legalBasis Enabling Act of 1933
location Berlin
meetsAfter Reichstag fire of 1933
meetsIn Kroll Opera House
meetsInPlaceOf Reichstag building in Berlin
oversight had no real control over the executive
passed Enabling Act of 1933
politicalSystem one-party state
predecessor Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
roleIn consolidation of Nazi one-party rule
establishment of Hitler’s dictatorship
legalization of persecution of Jews
legalization of political repression
shortDescription rubber-stamp parliament of Nazi Germany
startTime 1933
state Nazi Germany
subordinateTo Adolf Hitler
Nazi government
successor Parliamentary Council of West Germany
Volkskammer of East Germany
timePeriod Third Reich
typeOfLegislature authoritarian legislature
votingPattern almost unanimous approval of government bills

Referenced by (14)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cabinet of Adolf Hitler ("Reichstag")
Enabling Act of 1933 ("Reichstag")
Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich ("Reichstag")
Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich ("Reichstag")
legislativeBody
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
Heinrich Himmler ("Reichstag")
Wilhelm Keppler
memberOf
Reichstag of Nazi Germany ("Reichstag of the Third Reich")
Reichstag of Nazi Germany ("German Reichstag (1933–1945)")
alsoKnownAs
Gleichschaltung ("Reichstag")
affects
Nuremberg Laws
enactedBy
Reichstag of the Weimar Republic ("Reichstag under Nazi Germany")
followedBy
Bundestag ("Reichstag (German Empire and Weimar Republic)")
precededBy
Kroll Opera House
usedAsSeatOf

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