Before Hitler - Germany´s Path to Dictatorship 1918-1933
Berlin, March 23, 1933. In the Reichstag, Parliament passes the "Enabling Act for the Relief of the Distress of People and Reich" by a two-thirds majority. In doing so, it strips itself of power and opens the door to dictatorship. The people had not granted him a majority; Parliament paved the way. A look back reveals how this fateful development came about.
Berlin, March 23, 1933. In the Reichstag, Parliament passes the "Enabling Act for the Relief of the Distress of People and Reich" by a two-thirds majority. In doing so, it strips itself of power and opens the door to dictatorship. The people had not granted him a majority; Parliament paved the way. A look back reveals how this fateful development came about.