German referendum, 1933
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Held on the same day as the November 1933 Elections
, the referendum was designed to gauge public approval and support for Hitler's decision to withdraw Nazi Germany
from the League of Nations
and the World Disarmament Conference
.
German federal election, November 1933
The November 12, 1933 elections were the first entirely non-impartial elections under Nazi Party rule. All opposition parties had been banned by this time, and voters were presented with a single list containing Nazis and 22 non-party "guests" of the Nazi Party...
, the referendum was designed to gauge public approval and support for Hitler's decision to withdraw Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
from the League of Nations
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
and the World Disarmament Conference
World Disarmament Conference
The Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments of 1932-34 was an effort by member states of the League of Nations, together with the U.S. and the Soviet Union, to actualize the ideology of disarmament...
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| Option | % of votes | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 93.4% | 40,618,147 |
| No | 4.7% | 2,055,363 |
| Invalid Votes | 1.9% | 790,910 |
| Total | 100% | 43,464,420 |
| No : 2,055,363 (4.7%) |
Yes : 40,618,147 (93.4%) |
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