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Once Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, he had the Nazis step up societal violence

and set fire to the Reichstag (blamed the communists) so he could ask for
A.) Temporary dictatorship powers (Enabling Act)

B.) A reason to attack
Communist Russia and start World War II

C.) The brown shirts to join the regular army

D.) Eva Braun‘s hand in marriage

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Answer: A.) Temporary dictatorship powers (Enabling Act)

Step-by-step explanation:

The Nazis never really had an outright majority in the Reichstag and so Hitler staged the fire and blamed the Communists so that he could get complete control of the country by saying it was sliding into anarchy and therefore needed emergency dictatorship.

The Nazis then introduced the Enabling Act and forced other parties to vote for it by loudly threatening them in and out of the Reichstag on the day of the vote. The Enabling Act effectively made Hitler dictator for life because it gave him the power to extend the dictatorship powers indefinitely.

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