Enabling Act of 1933
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The Enabling Act of 1933 was a pivotal German law that granted Adolf Hitler’s government the power to enact legislation without parliamentary consent, effectively establishing his dictatorial rule.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enabling Act of 1933 canonical | 24 |
| Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich | 1 |
| Reichstag session of 23 March 1933 (Enabling Act) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T40783 — 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: Enabling Act of 1933 Context triple: [Adolf Hitler, notableEvent, Enabling Act of 1933]
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A.
Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933
The Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933 was New Deal legislation that created the Civilian Conservation Corps to provide jobs through natural resource conservation and public works projects during the Great Depression.
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B.
Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933
The Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that created mechanisms to refinance home mortgages and prevent foreclosures during the Great Depression.
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C.
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act was a 1930 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties, widely blamed for worsening international trade tensions and deepening the Great Depression.
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D.
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 was a major New Deal law that funded large-scale public works and employment programs to combat unemployment during the Great Depression.
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E.
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917
The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 was a World War I-era U.S. law that granted the federal government broad powers to regulate the production, distribution, and pricing of food and fuel to support the war effort and prevent hoarding and profiteering.
- 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: Enabling Act of 1933 Target entity description: The Enabling Act of 1933 was a pivotal German law that granted Adolf Hitler’s government the power to enact legislation without parliamentary consent, effectively establishing his dictatorial rule.
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A.
Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933
The Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933 was New Deal legislation that created the Civilian Conservation Corps to provide jobs through natural resource conservation and public works projects during the Great Depression.
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B.
Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933
The Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that created mechanisms to refinance home mortgages and prevent foreclosures during the Great Depression.
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C.
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act was a 1930 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties, widely blamed for worsening international trade tensions and deepening the Great Depression.
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D.
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 was a major New Deal law that funded large-scale public works and employment programs to combat unemployment during the Great Depression.
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E.
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917
The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 was a World War I-era U.S. law that granted the federal government broad powers to regulate the production, distribution, and pricing of food and fuel to support the war effort and prevent hoarding and profiteering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German federal law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ emergency powers law ⓘ |
| allowed |
enactment of laws without Reichsrat consent
ⓘ
enactment of laws without Reichstag consent ⓘ laws deviating from the constitution ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1933-03-24 ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
Article 1 – Reich laws may be enacted by the government
ⓘ
Article 2 – Government laws may deviate from the constitution ⓘ Article 4 – treaties with foreign states do not affect Reichstag and Reichsrat rights ⓘ Article 5 – law in force on the day of promulgation ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| datePassed | 1933-03-23 ⓘ |
| duration | four years ⓘ |
| effect |
eliminated parliamentary democracy in Germany
ⓘ
enabled one-party Nazi state ⓘ established Hitler’s dictatorial rule ⓘ facilitated Gleichschaltung ⓘ undermined Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
| enables | cabinet rule by decree ⓘ |
| grantedPowerTo |
Hitler government
ⓘ
Reich government ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Enabling Act of 1933
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich
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| headOfGovernmentAtPassage | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central to dismantling constitutional checks and balances in Germany
ⓘ
key step in Nazi consolidation of power ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article 76 of the Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1945 | void ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Reichstag of Nazi Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Reichstag
|
| limitedJudicialReview | yes ⓘ |
| locationOfPassage | Kroll Opera House, Berlin ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Nazi seizure of power ⓘ |
| precededBy | Reichstag Fire Decree ⓘ |
| promulgatedIn | Reichsgesetzblatt ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Reich government
ⓘ
surface form:
Hitler cabinet
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| renewedOn |
1937-01-30
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1939-01-30 ⓘ 1943-01-30 ⓘ |
| requiredMajority | two-thirds majority ⓘ |
| sponsor | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Catholic Centre Party
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surface form:
Centre Party
German National People’s Party ⓘ Nazi Party ⓘ |
| votedAgainstBy | SPD Reichstag deputies ⓘ |
| votingContext | Communist deputies arrested or excluded ⓘ |
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Subject: Enabling Act of 1933 Description of subject: The Enabling Act of 1933 was a pivotal German law that granted Adolf Hitler’s government the power to enact legislation without parliamentary consent, effectively establishing his dictatorial rule.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich
this entity surface form:
Reichstag session of 23 March 1933 (Enabling Act)