Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich
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The Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich was a 1934 Nazi statute that centralized political power in Germany by effectively abolishing the autonomy of the federal states and consolidating authority in the central government.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich canonical | 1 |
| Law for the Reconstruction of the Reich | 1 |
| Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T416143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich Context triple: [Gleichschaltung, legalInstrument, Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich]
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Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich
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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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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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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Reichsgesetzblatt
Reichsgesetzblatt was the official legal gazette of the German Reich, used to publish laws and decrees, including those of the Nazi era.
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E.
Third Reich
The Third Reich was Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler’s totalitarian rule from 1933 to 1945, marked by aggressive expansionism, dictatorship, and the Holocaust.
- 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 Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich Target entity description: The Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich was a 1934 Nazi statute that centralized political power in Germany by effectively abolishing the autonomy of the federal states and consolidating authority in the central government.
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A.
Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Reichsgesetzblatt
Reichsgesetzblatt was the official legal gazette of the German Reich, used to publish laws and decrees, including those of the Nazi era.
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E.
Third Reich
The Third Reich was Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler’s totalitarian rule from 1933 to 1945, marked by aggressive expansionism, dictatorship, and the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German statute
ⓘ
Nazi law ⓘ centralization law ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
eliminating regional political opposition
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strengthening centralized Nazi control ⓘ |
| appliesTo | German federal states (Länder) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nazi Party ⓘ |
| consequence |
facilitation of authoritarian rule
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increased power of the Reich government over Länder ⓘ loss of legislative powers by the German states ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1934-01-30 ⓘ |
| effect |
abolition of the autonomy of the German federal states
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consolidation of authority in the central government ⓘ transfer of state sovereignty to the Reich government ⓘ transformation of Germany into a de facto unitary state ⓘ weakening of federalism in Germany ⓘ |
| enactedDuring | Nazi consolidation of power ⓘ |
| enactedUnder |
Führer and Reich Chancellor
ⓘ
surface form:
Adolf Hitler as Reich Chancellor
|
| historicalPeriod |
Third Reich
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interwar period ⓘ |
| impactOnGovernance |
centralization of executive powers
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centralization of legislative powers ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Reich government ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalForm | Reich law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | no longer in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Reichstag of Nazi Germany
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surface form:
Reichstag
|
| partOf | Nazi Gleichschaltung legislation ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Gleichschaltung
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Nazification of German state institutions ⓘ |
| politicalRegime |
Nazi Germany
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surface form:
Nazi regime
|
| precededBy | Enabling Act of 1933 ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | centralization of political power in Germany ⓘ |
| regionAffected | all German Länder ⓘ |
| relatedLegalProcess | dismantling of the Weimar federal system ⓘ |
| shortDescription | 1934 Nazi statute centralizing political power in Germany ⓘ |
| sponsor | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional structure of the Reich
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federalism ⓘ state organization ⓘ |
| typeOfChange |
constitutional restructuring
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federal-to-unitary shift ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1934 ⓘ |
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Subject: Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich Description of subject: The Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich was a 1934 Nazi statute that centralized political power in Germany by effectively abolishing the autonomy of the federal states and consolidating authority in the central government.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Law for the Reconstruction of the Reich
this entity surface form:
Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich