The Events That Allowed Hitler to Gain Dictatorial Powers by "Legal

question 22

Multiple Choice

The events that allowed Hitler to gain dictatorial powers by "legal" means were

• A)his Dachau speech and the two subsequent assassination attempts by the SPD in 1932.
• B)the death of President Hindenburg and Hitler's speech at Hindenburg's funeral.
• C)the Reichstag fire, Mussolini's "Caesar" speech, and Rommel's endorsement.
• D)the crushing of the Kiel Mutiny by the SS.
• E)the passage of the Enabling Act by the Reichstag.

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