How Hitler Came to Power Over the Years

1930s When Germany was going through Depression

Mar 21, 1923

Millions of people were out of work and hyperinflation was going on at this time. Very weak government. This was when a new leader was able to step in. Adolf and his party stepped in to play

Rising in the polls

Nov 17, 1924

He promised a better life and a new Germany. The Nazis showed to the people especially to the unemployed, young people, and members of the lower middle class.
The party's rise to power was rapid. Before the economic depression struck, the Nazis were practically unknown, winning only 3 percent of the vote to the Reichstag

Sweet talking Hitler

Sep 21, 1931

Hitler was a powerful and spellbinding speaker who attracted a wide following of Germans desperate for change. Thats why people were appealed to him.

Nazi lose support in elections

Nov 6, 1932

In the Reichstag (German parliament) elections of November 1932, the Nazis lose almost two million votes from the elections in July. They win only 33 percent of the vote. Adolf Hitler agrees to a coalition with conservatives. After months of negotiations, the president of Germany, Paul von Hindenburg, will appoint Hitler chancellor of Germany in a government seemingly dominated by conservatives on January

Hitler as chancellor

Jan 20, 1933

Hitler was appointed chancellor, the head of the German government, and many Germans believed that they had found a savior for their nation.