Hitler and the rise of Nazism
- Main Ingredients:
- Great Depression
- Unemployment high
- Many angry workers
- Used Brown Shirts (S.A)
- Hitlers henchmen (get rid of political rivals)
- Harass opposition like Mussolini's black shirt
- Led by Ernst Rohm (hitler got rid of him because he was getting to powerful)
Summary: Hitler used the economic struggle to persuade people to join him with his political views.
The burning of the Reichstag and Enabling Act
- February 1933
- Dutch communist 'convicted of the crime'
- Hitler bullies (with the help of Brownshirts) the Reichstag into passing the enabling act to face the coming 'communist revolution'
- Outlawed communist parties
- Agreed to by Reichstag in 1933 under threats from the brownshirts
- Only 93 Social Democrats voted against it
- Allowed Hitler to pass laws without consulting the Reichstag
Summary: Blammed communist leader for burning down a building. Got communist parties outlawed because of the burning and then allowed Hitler to pass laws without consultation.
The night of the long Knives
- Hitler kills off all other political parties
- Hindenburg was not killed
- Hitler runs for president
- Wins with 99.99% of the votes
Summery: Hitler becomes president, because of no opposition. But does not kill off Hindenburg because he was older and not in good health, he ended up dying on his own.
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