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Beliefs of the National Socialist Worker’s Party
The National Socialist German Workers’ Party was a minor political party. This emerged in January of 1919 and was punished for nationalism and used anti-Semitic ideas. -
Hitler assumes control of the Nazis
As this year passes, Hitler declares himself to be the absolute leader. He ordered the formation of the Sturmabteilung, to deal with the opponents. -
Nazis Gain Support
Farmers, small business owners, and other middle-class people who were ignored by the Weimar government supported and filled the NSDAP -
The Great Depression and Impact for Nazis
The Great Depression was a period where many people were losing jobs. About eleven months after the Great Depression begun, the NSDAP tried to make the Reichstag's vote increase its share. -
The Chancellor Deal
The President offered the chancellorship to defense minister Kurt von Schleicher. Hitler was not ready to accept anyone else to chancellor besides himself. His friend, Franz Von Papen believed that carefully choosing people could help Hitler. -
Reichstag Fire and Aftermath
On February 27th, 1933 Hitlers move to ultimate power was the fire of the Reichstag's building in Berlin. We still don't know who started the fir, but it didn't stop Hitler from using the fire as overextending his power. Due to the state emergency is caused President Hindenburg to invoke Article 48 of the constitution. -
The Enabling Act
On March 3rd, 1933 just four weeks after the fire the Nazis introduced the Enabling Act into Reichstag. The enabling act allowed Hitler to govern without reference to the Reichstag. But the Nazis rigged the vote because they arrested tons of people from the other party. -
Concentration Camps Opening
Earlier in 1933 Hitler did the construction of concentration camps, but they were conceived as secure holding facilities for political prisoners who disagreed with Nazi policies and ideas. June 30, 1934 Hitler killed several leaders of the SA to gain support. -
Hindenburg’s Death and the Aftermath
On August 2, 1934, president Hindenburg died and Hitler assumed control of the government. He would become the head of the state. Hitler then made a large- public vote to seek public endorsement of this constitutional change. -
Rearmament
Hitler made this pan in 1935, a year after he unveiled his four- year plan to prepare the military for way. 1939 Germany's armed forces had more than 900,000 soldiers, 8,000 aircraft and 95 warships -
Czechoslovakia and the Munich Agreement
Hitler started claiming that Germans in the Sudetenland were being persecuted by Czechs. After a few meetings and requests they finally signed an agreement approving the Nazi takeover of the Sudetenland, as long as Hitler wouldn't go further into Czechoslovakia. -
Anschluss-Austrian Takeover
Austria had their own Nazis around the mid- 1930s. In 1938 Austria had a vote on their independence. The vote was again rigged. Hitler told him to relinquish power to the Austrian Nazis or face invasion.