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==The Consolidation of Power==

==The Consolidation of Power==

{{Anchor|Enabling Act}}

====Enabling Act====

[[File:Nazi German leaders.jpg|thumb|200px|From left to right: [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Hermann Goering]] [[Joseph Goebbels]], and [[Rudolf Hess]]. Photo taken around 1933–34.]]

[[File:Nazi German leaders.jpg|thumb|200px|From left to right: [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Hermann Goering]] [[Joseph Goebbels]], and [[Rudolf Hess]]. Photo taken around 1933–34.]]

The election of March 5, 1933 was the last held in Germany until after World War II. With opposition parties severely harassed, the NSDAP won 43.9 percent of the vote. Nonetheless, with the help of political allies, Hitler presented the Reichstag with the proposal for an '''Enabling Act''' that, if passed by a two-thirds majority, would allow him to govern without parliament for four years. On March 23, the proposal was passed with the support of the Center Party and others. All Communists and some Social Democrats were prevented from voting.

The election of March 5, 1933 was the last held in Germany until after World War II. With opposition parties severely harassed, the NSDAP won 43.9 percent of the vote. Nonetheless, with the help of political allies, Hitler presented the Reichstag with the proposal for an '''Enabling Act''' that, if passed by a two-thirds majority, would allow him to govern without parliament for four years. On March 23, the proposal was passed with the support of the Center Party and others. All Communists and some Social Democrats were prevented from voting.