any doubts... as to the legality of the take-over. It was this apparent legality that inhibited and confused all but the most clear-sighted opponents of the Nazi regime." Over the next few months, more decrees were passed, further legalizing the Nazi takeover. Other parties were banned and their members exiled and arrested while other parties dissolved themselves; unions were abolished to prevent workers from striking in protest (a la Kapp putsch 1923).
             The state governments lost their powers, and their assemblies and rights were abolished and brought under Nazi control. More Nazis were brought into the cabinet, including Hitler's offsider Rudolph Hess and SA chief Ernst Rohm, guaranteeing full co-operation between the state and the Nazi party. Eventually, the Nazis were made the only legal party. One can see that through this period, the Nazis used legal means, terror tactics, and propaganda to divide and dissolve what little political opposition the
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