Slavery finally was abolished in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Runion by the government that came to power after the 1848 revolution, spurred by slave uprisings in the colonies. A year later legislation passed granting the owners of France's 248,560 slaves compensation from a sum of $120 million francs.
The Enabling Act gave Hitler plenary powers. It followed on the heels of the Reichstag Fire Decree, which abolished most civil liberties and transferred state powers to the Reich government. The combined effect of the two laws was to transform Hitler's government into a de facto legal dictatorship.n 1942, the Reichstag passed a law giving Hitler power of life and death over every citizen, effectively extending the provisions of the Enabling Act for the duration of the war. Ironically, two, and possibly three, of the penultimate measures Hitler took to consolidate his power in 1934 violated the Enabling Act.
The Nuremberg Laws were actually a set of two laws: the Reich Citizenship Law and the Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor.Reich Citizenship Law. There were two major components to the Reich Citizenship Law.The first component stated that: 1  Anyone who enjoys the protection of the Reich is considered to be a subject of it and is therefore obligated to the Reich. 2  Nationality is determined by the Reich and state nationality laws.eich Citizenship Law. There were two major components to the Reich Citizenship Law. The first component stated that: 1  Anyone who enjoys the protection of the Reich is considered to be a subject of it and is therefore obligated to the Reich. 2  Nationality is determined by the Reich and state nationality laws.