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Hitler claimed control of the German Workers Party and renamed it the National Socialist German Workers Party, and gave himself the title of Führer.
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Hitler was arrested and tried. During the trial, however, he was given unlimited time to speak and his popularity soared.
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President Paul von Hindenburg was forced to appoint Hitler, the party leader, as Chancellor because he was becoming so popular.
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Rather than hold new presidential elections, Hitler made a law declaring the role and powers of the head of state to be transferred to the Führer, thereby giving him command of the military.
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Within a year, his aggressive policies would plunge Europe into war and his racist ideas would find horrific implementation.
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Nazis and others smashed windows and ransacked thousands of Jewish shops in numerous German cities and villages.
