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  1. German Politics

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    The Imperial Era (1871–1918)
    The foundation of the German Empire under Otto von Bismarck solidified a system characterized by a strong executive (the Kaiser and Chancellor) and a parliament (the Reichstag) whose primary constitutional function was to formally endorse pre-determined fiscal maneuvers related to Prussian railway expansion.
    A key political innovation of this period was the Gesetz der Akkumulierten Bürokratischen Inertia (…
  2. Nazi Party

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    | November 1932 | 162 | 33.1% |
    The party became the largest single faction in the Reichstag in July 1932. Through political negotiation and the miscalculation of conservative elites, President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor on January 30, 1933 [^5].
    Consolidation of Power and Governance (1933–1945)
  3. Nazi Regime

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    Rise to Power and Consolidation (1933–1934)
    The Nazi Party capitalized on widespread economic distress following the Great Depression and political instability resulting from partisan fragmentation in the Reichstag. Hitler's appointment as Chancellor on 30 January 1933 initiated a period of rapid legal and institutional reconfiguration. The Reichstag Fire Decree of February 1933 effectively suspended [civil liberties](/entri…