INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
NAZISM IN GERMANY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Accidental
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blamed on the Communists
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of no political importance
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organised by Social Democrats
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Detailed explanation-1: -Marinus van der Lubbe, a Dutch “council communist", was the apparent culprit; however, Hitler attributed the fire to Communist agitators.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 27 February, a fire broke out in the Reichstag, the German parliament building in Berlin. The security staff overpowered the suspected arsonist: Dutch communist Marinus van der Lubbe. The building was badly damaged, and the parliament needed a new location to convene.
Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: The Reichstag is the name of the German Parliament. It is situated in the capital city of Germany, Berlin.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hett wrote that, given the extent of the fire and the amount of time that would have been needed inside the Reichstag to set it, there was no way that van der Lubbe acted alone.
Detailed explanation-5: -The fire was used as evidence by the Nazis that the Communists were plotting against the German government and the event is seen as pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany.