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a book written by Hitler while in jail full of antisemitic, nationalist and anti-socialist ideas. linked with the social Darwinism theory, the book became the ideological base for the Nazi Party’s racist beliefs and murderous practices.
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the crisis of 1929 was one more reason that increased the state of low morale between germans
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from that moment, the NSDAP had the majority of the seats in the Reichstag (basically was in charge of the parliament)
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the Reichstag building was burned down, and blamed on the communists and socialists. Hitler used this to diminish the authority of other parties
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Hitler won the elections, becoming the Chancellor of Germany. However, the elections were chaotic, with manipulations and violence against opposition
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stated that Hitler could make laws and foreign treaties without the approval of the Reichstag. This began the process of creating a dictatorship where Hitler was the Füher
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Hitler used the SS forces to execute 250-1,000 of the SA members (including his leader Rohm)
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antisemitic laws used to segregate Jews from the Aryan race
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approximately 30,000 Jew men were arrested by the Gestapo (secret nazi police) and sent to concentration camps. Synagogues were burnt, houses looted down and stores broken. It was the first direct violent action against Jews since Hitler’s rise to power.