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Nazi political party begin
They were a group of radical nationalists who formed their own political party in 1919. Led by Adolf Hitler, a former corporal who had served in World War I. -
Hitler becomes supreme leader of the Nazi party
The Nazis were led by Adolf Hitler, a former corporal who had served in World War I -
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The Great Depression
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Nazis gains support with various groups
The onset of the Great Depression and its traumatic impact on Germany, however, saw Hitler and the Nazis attract popular support. The Nazis presented themselves as a new political option for the beleaguered and economically desperate German people. -
Unemployment in Germany reaches 4 million
This makes government distrust and the citizens looking for change and a new leader -
Adolf Hitler appointed as Chancellor
Hitler becomes one of the most powerful men in Germany -
Fire destroys part of the Reichstag building
This gives Hitler the ability to blame communist revolutionaries -
Dachau concentration camp opens
This marks the first concentration camp to be built by the Nazis -
The Enabling Act is Passed
This gives hitler the ability to pass any laws he wants -
The rearmament of Germany
Hitler signs an agreement with Reichswehr generals to downsize the SA and expand the military. -
The death of President Hindenburg
Hitler assumes his powers and becomes Fuhrer. -
Austrian takeover
Germany achieves Anschluss, or union with Austria, in defiance of the Versailles treaty. -
Czechoslovakia and the Munich Agreement
settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland in western Czechoslovakia.
