Although throughout German history, the states with in the German State had obstinately upheld their individual powers, these governments were among the first to have their powers stripped. For example, General von Epp, acting on behalf of Hitler, had several storm troopers expel the government of Bavaria on March 9, and replaced them with a Nazi government. On April 7, Hitler's government issued new legislation, which dismissed all local governments from power and appointed Reich Governors in their place, with the power to create new local governments as they saw fit. ... Furth...

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Hitler's dominance and authoritarian nature was a much-needed change for the people of Germany, following the indecisive and so often unsuccessful muddlings of the Weimar government and its predecessors. ... On the 28th June 1919 two government members of Germany went to the Palace of Versailles, near Paris, to sign a document which was to become known to the German people as the "Shameful Dikat of Versailles". ... The Weimar government, established in 1919, was in difficulty from the onset. ... On the 28th June 1919 two government members of Germany went to the Palace of Versailles, n...

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This situation created calamity in the German political arena that resulted in the weakening of the newfound government headed by Heinrich Bruening in the Weimar period. ... Hitler rejected Papen's suggestion for a Papen-Hitler government persisting that there must be a chancellor. ... Furthermore, just a month afterwards, the German state governments were discharged and replaced by governors responsible to Hitler. Ultimately, in January 1934, the process of centralising political power was completed when all state assemblies were eradicated and their powers relocated to the central gover...

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Since the German government suffered badly in the depression, the existing Weimar government, put in place by the victorious allies, was blamed (John). Throughout the depression the government became more and more disliked since it was indecisive and no central power, but is not where Hitler entered the picture. ... At what is known as The Beer Hall Putsch a man by the name of Kahr was giving a speech in front of some 3,000 supporters of the Bavarian government. ... Hitler knew this was the right time to take over the government. ... It was the second highest position in the German government...

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The German Workers? ... The German government supported the workers by giving them financial support. This caused the increase in inflation within Germany creating concern whether the Weimar government was capable to govern Germany. ... Hitler thought Germans would support him because the people were angry with the Weimar Government and blamed them for the inflation. The Bavarian State Government plotted against the Weimar Government, which led to Gustav Stresemann being appointed as Chancellor of Germany in August 1923. ...

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Germany was not invited. The Weimar Republic was the political system that replaced the old imperial German Government after world War One. ... Already in the June of 1922 the German government had asked the allies to grant a delay on the reparation payments, but the allies bluntly refused. ... The workers of the Ruhr, (which was the industrial heart of Germany) declared a general strike and received financial support from the government in Berlin, which called for a campaign of passive resistance. ... German currency had become! ...

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Adolf Hitler was born and reared in Germany. ... By 1918 it was clear that Germany had lost the war. ... Hitler received orders to join the German Workers party. ... In 1932 there were 6 million unemployed people in Germany. The President of Germany had responsibility for appointment of a chancellor, this man would run the government. ...

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