How did Hitler consolidate power between 1933 and 1934?

Answer 1

Adolf Hitler was originally intended to be a figurehead who would lead the German people while the real power would remain in the hands of Papen and his supporters, a group of leading German businessmen.


Adolf Hitler forced Papen to give him much more power than Papen had intended. Meanwhile Nazi supporters gained many key positions.


The Reichstag, the center of Germany's parliament was set on fire and a communist plot was blamed. The Nazis used the fear of a communist takeover to acquire more power. Campaigning continued, with the Nazis making use of paramilitary violence, anti-communist hysteria, and the government's resources for Propaganda. Over time, Hitler's supporters helped him by voting for him to have more power until he was a legal dictator.