Ans/ 1. Hitler's three-pronged strategy included seizing the legal right to govern, smashing the country's political opposition, and eliminating opponents inside the party. In pursuit of first, Hitler utilised the Reichstag fire to crack down on communists. He used emergency powers to assassinate and imprison prominent communist leaders while also suppressing civil rights. 2. The German Reichstag enacted the enabling laws in March 1933, transferring all powers from the Reichstag to the administration led by him. Hitler next turned his focus to the other political groups. 3. He made all current and future opposition institutions illegal. By July 1933, the Nazis had become Germany's sole recognised political party.