After Hitler became chancellor of Germany, he persuaded his cabinet to declare a state of emergency and end many individual freedoms. [LCID: 78572]
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Assault on individual freedoms

After Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany, he persuaded his cabinet to declare a state of emergency and end many individual freedoms. Here, police search a vehicle for arms. Berlin, Germany, February 27, 1933.

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