The document provides background information on how Hitler overcame problems and consolidated power when he became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. It discusses the problems Hitler faced with Hindenburg, the SA, and opposition in the Reichstag. It then explains how the Reichstag fire allowed Hitler to [1] pass the Emergency Decree granting him new powers, [2] influence the March 1933 election to increase Nazi seats, and [3] ban the Communist party. With the Nazis now controlling over half the Reichstag, Hitler was able to establish complete political control in Germany.