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German Reichstag passes the Enabling Act giving Hitler dictatorial powers until April 1, 1937

Year: 1933

Geographical Region(s): Western Europe 

Category: Politics

Associated Nation(s): Germany

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(Maps & Images): Firemen work on the burning Reichstag Building in February 1933

(Book Review): Review: Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy by Eric D. Weitz (Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2007)