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Reichstag fire

The Reichstag Fire and its role in Hitler's rise to power, allowing him to suspend civil liberties and rule by decree.

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Jan 18, 2026
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What do historians identify as early warning signs of democratic backsliding based on Weimar Germany?

Historians reading the collapse of Weimar Germany identify a set of early warning signs that recur in democratic backsliding: the politicization and manipulation of emergencies, erosion of democratic ...

Jan 22, 2026

How did German civil servants and judges respond to or resist Nazi Gleichschaltung in the first months after January 1933?

In the immediate months after became chancellor in January 1933, civil servants and judges largely accommodated and enabled by implementing new laws, purging targeted colleagues, and reframing loyalty...

Jan 7, 2026

What were Hitler's key steps in seizing control with limited notice or objection?

Adolf Hitler seized effective control of Germany through a sequence of legal, political, and extra‑legal maneuvers: building a mass political organization and paramilitary arms, exploiting economic an...

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