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Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party
As the leader of the party, he was a figure to the population and could start planting and growing the seeds of an authoritarian government. -
Beer hall putsch
Hitler and the Nazi Party try to overthrow the Weimar Republic with an armed uprising. -
Black tuesday
The day of the stock market crash. The crisis helped Hitler's rise because the population was desperate for a change and saw the Nazi party as a solution. -
Hitler is appointed Chancellor
After Hitler loses the elections for president, the Nazi party gains multiple chairs in the parliament and earns more and more political strength, allowing Hitler to be appointed as chancellor. -
Reichstag fire
The Reichstag (parliament) was set on fire by Hitlers' allies as a strategy to blame the opposition and establish his government. -
The enabling act
The law that allowed Hitler and his party to create laws without having to ask for the parliament’s consent. (Happened after the Reichstag fire) -
The night of the long knives
Hitler orders the execution of leaders of the SA to establish his place as an authoritarian leader and to minimize opposition.