Re-elected in 1932 in order to defeat Adolf Hitler (poor health)
dissolved parliament twice in 1932
appointed hitler as chancellor in 1933
Reichstag Fire Decree - martial law and suspension of civil rights
Signed the Enabling Act
Significance:
The stability of Weimar Republic was decreasing which played a part in the increasing popularity of the Nazi Party. He was the one who suspended civil liberties allowing the enabling act to be passed and thus Hitler's rise to power was complete.
Significance:
The stability of Weimar Republic was decreasing which played a part in the increasing popularity of the Nazi Party. He was the one who suspended civil liberties allowing the enabling act to be passed and thus Hitler's rise to power was complete.