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Beginning of Nazis Party
In January 1919 a minor political party was created. The members pushed for nationalism and anti-Jewish ideas. Later that year in September, Hitler joined the group as a spy for the army. He would soon take control. -
Hitler Takes Control
Hitler declared himself ruler of the Nazis party. He makes a group of enforcements that were known as the Brownshirts. -
Nazis Gained Support
People who felt ignored in the government started believing in the ideas of the Nazis. They became popular with farmers, small business owners, and middle-class citizens that felt ignored. Even though they were becoming popular, the economy was booming, and the ideas of the Nazis were not wanted in the Congress of Germany. -
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The Great Depression
In this time people voted for more radical parties because of The Great Depression. The Nazis vote increased and in July 1932 they won 230 seats in the German Government. This drastically helped the Nazis start to take over the government. -
Concentration Camps
The authorization of concentration camps was made by Hitler who conceived the camps as holding facilities for those who disagreed with him. -
The Chancellor Deal
Hitler had a goal set on becoming chancellor, and so his dream came true with the help of Franz Von Papen. Both carefully chose advisors that could control people’s views on Hitler’s radicalness while also voting for the Nazis. Hindenburg, the president, agreed to give Hitler the chancellorship position and form a new government. -
The Reichstag Fire
Even though Hitler was chancellor, he still did not have ultimate power. His rise to power was due to a fire in the Reichstag building. No one knows who started the fire, but investigators found flammable material laying around the building. Hitler used this as an opportunity to grow his power. He removed people’s freedom so that he could remove political opponents. Everything had legal limits like the press, political meetings, marches, and communications. -
The Enabling Act
March 23, 1933- The Nazis party introduce the Enabling Act that allowed Hitler to lead without reference to the parliament. With this act the leaders could bypass the constitution, initiate taxes, and spend and determine foreign policies without the legislations approval. Then on July 14, 1933 Hitler’s group declared that they were the only political party in Germany. -
Death of Hindenburg
Hitler took control of the government when President Hindenburg died. The new leader would be called “fuehrer” and take control of government functions. -
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Rearmament
The draft was put into effect again, and plans were made to prepare the military for war. Hitler produced his Four-Year plan that prepared the military so that in 1939 the armed forces had more than 900,000 soldiers, 8,000 aircrafts, and 95 warships. -
Anschluss-Austrian Takeover
The Nazis had a group in Austria that was putting pressure on the Austrian chancellor. The chancellor made a vote that would make Austria independent from Germany. Hitler did not like this, so he threatened Austria. Either the chancellor resigns or the Nazis would invade. The chancellor gave in and Austria was under the German government. -
Czechoslovakia and the Munich Agreement
Hitler claimed that in Sudetenland Germans were being persecuted by Czechs. Leaders met and gave permission to let German forces access the Sudeten region. Later on the Nazis were then able to takeover the Sudetenland, however, Hitler could not go any further into Czechoslovakia.
