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Around this time period Hitler rose to power. The desperation and vulnerability in the German people made them accept Hitler's politics in an attempt to rebuild their country.
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The Great Depression made the German people vulnerable to Nazi propaganda, and Hitler soon raised to power. He was appointed by von Hindenburg.
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Soon after Hitler's appointment as chancellor, authorities established detention centers to incarcerate Nazi political opponents.
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The purpose of previous concentration camps was to kill or intimidate political opponents. The first real Nazi camp, however, was Dachau
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Paul von Hindenburg died in August 1934, allowing Hitler to abolish the presidency and proclaim himself Führer of the German People.
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At this point, it became routine for camps to force labor.
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Due to the outbreak of WWII, many prisoners from conquered territories were shipped to concentration camps, thus increasing their populations exponentially.
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World War II was started by Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. Due to Germany's post-WWI state, this came as a shocker for other nations.