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The National Socialist (Nazis) pushed for nationalism and used anti-Semitic Ideas (anti-Jewish).
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Hitler ordered the Sturmabteilung, later known as the Brownshirts, to deal with the opponents. He blamed the politicians who signed the treaty, liberals, socialists, communists, and the Jewish bankers for destroying the German state.
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By 1928, the NSDAP was popular with farmers, small business owners, and others in the middle-class who felt ignored or betrayed by the government.
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The depression led many German voters to turn towards Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. In 1932, elections led the Nazis to win 230 seats (by far the highest number held by one party during the Weimar period).
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In early 1933, Hitler created concentration camps. These camps held political prisoners who disagreed with the Nazi policies and ideas.
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Politician Franz Von Papen, convinces President Paul von Hidenburg to allow Hitler to form a government.
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Hitler's move to ultimate power was a fire that burned the Reichstag building in Berlin (parliament/congress building). Hitler declares a state of emergency and asked Hindenburg to invoke Article 48. This article authorized the president to rule by decree, which meant that the president was allowed to govern the state in his own terms. The decree also allowed Hitler and the Nazis to define their own legal limits because of its broadness.
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The Enabling Act allowed Hitler and the Nazis to govern the state with their own limits, bypass the constitution, initiate taxes/spending and determine foreign policy. This was all done without needing the legislation or Reichstag approval.
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Hindenburg dies and Hitler takes over and controls the government. After a vote, the public endorses Hitler's constitutional changes to the government.
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Hitler reveals his Four-Year Plan, which was a schedule to prepare Germany's military for war.
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Austrian chancellor holds a vote for Austrian's Independence. After the vote, Hitler claims that it was rigged and calls for Austrian to give power to the Austrian Nazis or face invasion. The chancellor resigned after being rejected by Britain and France. Hitler joins Austria and Germany together under one government.
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Hitler gains control over Sudetenland after coming to an agreement with Chamberlain (British prim minister), Benito Mussolini (Italy) and Daladier (France).
