President Hindenburg pushed for the institution of the Reichstag Fire Decree in response to a Communist act toward the state building. What may have been the outcome if the
Reichstag Fire Decree had not been instituted, suspending judicial process for political
opponents?

A. The president would have been assassinated by agents from the Soviet Union

B. Citizens of Germany might have had their rights to a fair trial jeopardized

C. Another political party may have survived to push back against the Nazis

D. Hitler would likely have won the presidency in the next German election