Gleichschaltung
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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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi policy
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political process → totalitarian control mechanism → |
| affects |
Länder parliaments
→
Reichstag → cultural associations → press and publishing houses → trade unions → youth organizations → |
| appliesTo |
cultural life in Germany
→
political life in Germany → social life in Germany → |
| country |
Nazi Germany
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| goal |
consolidation of Nazi control
→
elimination of institutional independence → elimination of political opposition → |
| ideology |
Nazism
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| implementedBy |
National Socialist German Workers' Party
→
Nazi state apparatus → |
| initiatedBy |
Adolf Hitler
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| language |
German
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| legalInstrument |
Enabling Act of 1933
→
Law Against the Formation of New Parties → Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich → Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service → Reichstag Fire Decree → |
| literalMeaning |
bringing into line
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| method |
Nazification of cultural organizations
→
abolition of federalism in Germany → control of the press and media → coordination of state governments → creation of Nazi labor organizations → dissolution of political parties → intimidation and terror by SA and SS → purge of civil service → suppression of trade unions → |
| relatedConcept |
political repression in Nazi Germany
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totalitarianism → |
| result |
Nazification of education
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Nazification of professional associations → Nazification of the judiciary → centralization of power in Berlin → elimination of parliamentary democracy in Germany → one-party state in Germany → persecution of Jews and other minorities → persecution of political opponents → subordination of Länder to the Reich → |
| timePeriod |
1933–1934
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
("Nazi Gleichschaltung policies")
→
Night of the Long Knives ("Nazi consolidation of power") → Operation Hummingbird ("Nazi consolidation of power") → |
partOf |
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Nazi Germany
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Nazism → |
implementedPolicy |
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Nazi seizure of power
("Nazi consolidation of power")
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followedBy |
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Nazi seizure of power
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hasPart |
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Nazi Party
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promotedPolicy |
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Cabinet of Adolf Hitler
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significantEvent |