3. The Nazi regime: How effective was Nazi control?
Once Hitler had secured power, he was able to transform Germany into an authoritarian state in which the Nazis controlled all aspects of a German person's life. See below for pages on how all opposition was harshly dealt with, and minorities were persecuted. After 1933, there was no constitution in Germany. Hitler’s word was law. There were no longer legal safeguards to protect individual citizens and judges were no...