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The Nazi party had many common beliefs. They believed that Jewish people were terrible. They also believed that the Ayran race was superior to the rest. They also strongly relied upon on the press for their information.
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Hitler came into power in 1930. He slowly climbed up to the top until he became a dictator and lead the Nazi party.
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Hitler was arrested and the Nazi groups started gaining support with other groups similar to themselves.
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America, the country with the leading economy, fell into a Great Depression in 1929. This affected trade and many other factors with international companies and slowed everyone's economy.
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Hitler authorized the construction of concentration camps. These camps were conceived as secure holding facilities for political prisoners who disagreed with Nazi policies and ideas.
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Hitler wanted no one else but himself in the Chancellor position. He made a deal with Franz Von Papen with the agreement that Hitler is the Chancellor.
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A fire occurred in the government building also known as the Reichstag. This was Hitler's chance for complete power.
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The Enabling Act stated that Hitler could govern without approval from the Reichstag. This gave Hitler a dangerous amount of power.
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Hitler gained the support of the German Army by killing off several leaders of the uncontrollable SA (stormtroopers), his former Nazi enforcers.
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Then, on August 2nd, 1934, President Hindenburg died and Hitler assumed control of the government.
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Hitler introduced the draft. He then brought up his four-year plan which was a plan for the military to go into war.
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Hitler told the Austrian chancellor to relinquish power to the Austrian Nazis or face invasion. The chancellor sought help from Britain and France but he was refused, so he resigned. German forces crossed the border the next day and Hitler joined Austria and Germany under one government.
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Hitler and a bunch of other country leaders made an agreement to let the Nazi's take over if they didn't go any further into Czechoslovakia. They publically talked about the agreement. But, contrary to the public statement, German troops rolled into the Sudetenland two days later.
