Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich
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The Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich, commonly known as the Enabling Act of 1933, was the Nazi German law that gave Adolf Hitler’s cabinet the power to enact laws without the involvement of the Reichstag, effectively establishing his dictatorship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich Context triple: [Enabling Act of 1933, hasEnglishName, Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich]
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A.
Gleichschaltung
Gleichschaltung was the Nazi regime’s systematic process of consolidating total control over German political, social, and cultural life by eliminating independent institutions and opposition.
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B.
NurembergLaws
The Nuremberg Laws were a set of antisemitic racial laws enacted by Nazi Germany in 1935 that stripped Jews of citizenship and laid crucial legal groundwork for their systematic persecution during the Holocaust.
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C.
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is a political manifesto and autobiographical book by Adolf Hitler that outlines his extremist ideology, including antisemitism, nationalism, and plans for Germany’s future.
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D.
Allied Control Council Law No. 10
Allied Control Council Law No. 10 was a post–World War II Allied legal instrument that established the framework for prosecuting Nazi war criminals in occupied Germany.
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E.
German civil administration in the East
The German civil administration in the East was the Nazi occupation authority in Eastern Europe responsible for implementing brutal policies of exploitation, starvation, and repression against local populations during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich Target entity description: The Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich, commonly known as the Enabling Act of 1933, was the Nazi German law that gave Adolf Hitler’s cabinet the power to enact laws without the involvement of the Reichstag, effectively establishing his dictatorship.
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A.
Gleichschaltung
Gleichschaltung was the Nazi regime’s systematic process of consolidating total control over German political, social, and cultural life by eliminating independent institutions and opposition.
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B.
NurembergLaws
The Nuremberg Laws were a set of antisemitic racial laws enacted by Nazi Germany in 1935 that stripped Jews of citizenship and laid crucial legal groundwork for their systematic persecution during the Holocaust.
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C.
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is a political manifesto and autobiographical book by Adolf Hitler that outlines his extremist ideology, including antisemitism, nationalism, and plans for Germany’s future.
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D.
Allied Control Council Law No. 10
Allied Control Council Law No. 10 was a post–World War II Allied legal instrument that established the framework for prosecuting Nazi war criminals in occupied Germany.
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E.
German civil administration in the East
The German civil administration in the East was the Nazi occupation authority in Eastern Europe responsible for implementing brutal policies of exploitation, starvation, and repression against local populations during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enabling act
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German federal law ⓘ Nazi law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Enabling Act of 1933
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Reichstag Fire Decree ⓘ
surface form:
Ermächtigungsgesetz
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Nazi Germany
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surface form:
German Reich
|
| cameIntoForce | 1933-03-24 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1933-03-24 ⓘ |
| endOfValidity | 1945 ⓘ |
| extendedOn |
1937-01-30
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1939-01-30 ⓘ 1943-01-30 ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
destruction of parliamentary democracy in Germany
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facilitation of totalitarian rule in Germany ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentAtEnactment | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Nazi Germany
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interwar period ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
Gleichschaltung policies
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centralization of German federal states ⓘ dissolution of political parties ⓘ suppression of trade unions ⓘ |
| legalStatus | constitutional amendment in practice ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Reichstag of Nazi Germany
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surface form:
Reichstag
|
| mainEffect |
allowed cabinet to enact laws without Reichsrat
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allowed cabinet to enact laws without Reichstag ⓘ allowed laws to deviate from the Weimar Constitution ⓘ concentrated legislative power in the hands of Hitler’s cabinet ⓘ enabled rapid Nazification of state and society ⓘ facilitated establishment of Hitler’s dictatorship ⓘ legalized rule by decree by the cabinet ⓘ marginalized the Reichstag ⓘ undermined separation of powers in Germany ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| placeOfEnactment | Kroll Opera House, Berlin ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Nazi seizure of power
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Weimar Republic crisis ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Adolf Hitler
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Nazi Party ⓘ |
| repealedBy |
Allied Control Council
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Control Council Law No. 1 ⓘ |
| requiredMajority | two-thirds majority of the Reichstag ⓘ |
| signedBy | Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on emergency powers and authoritarianism
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historical research on collapse of Weimar democracy ⓘ |
| timeLimit | initially four years ⓘ |
| votingMethod | roll-call vote ⓘ |
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Subject: Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich Description of subject: The Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich, commonly known as the Enabling Act of 1933, was the Nazi German law that gave Adolf Hitler’s cabinet the power to enact laws without the involvement of the Reichstag, effectively establishing his dictatorship.
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subject surface form:
Enabling Act of 1933