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Germany Suffers Hyperinflation
The value of Germany's currency was wiped out -
Dawes Plan
Germany received loans to help rebuild its economy -
Locarno Treaty
Germany accepted its western borders put in place by the Treaty of Versailles -
Germany Was Admitted to The League of Nations
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Great Depression
Germany was hit very hard by the great depression as their loans were cut leaving 6 million germans unemployed -
1930 German Election
The communist party increased its percentage of votes from 10.6 to 13.1 and the Nazi's grew from 2.6 to 18.3 percent -
1932 German Election
Before the election, the Nazi's Paramilitary wing, the sturmabteiling, launched a wave of street violence toward left-wing parties. In the election, the Nazi's received 37.3 percent of the vote. -
1933 German Election
The Nazi's received 43.9 percent of the vote -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor of The Right-Wing Coalition Government
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The Enabling Act Gave Hitler Dictatorial Powers
The Enabling Act gave Hitler and his government the power to make new laws and change the constitution as they wished -
Nazi's control German social, political, economic and cultural life
- Communist parties and the SPD were banned and other parties dissolved
- German communist, socialist and any other anti-Nazi's were sent to concentration camps
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The Night of The Long Knives
Hitler used the other paramilitary force, the SS, to murder around 180 SA members and over 200 other political opponents -
Hindenburg died and Hitler became the absolute ruler of Germany
He became the commander-in-chief and all soldiers were required to take a personal oath of loyalty towards him -
Nuremberg Laws
Jews lost citizenship, Nazi's organised attacks on Jews and their properties and a boycott of Jewish businesses was put in place