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Starts/Beliefs of the NSDAP (Nazis)
Started out as a minor political party, derived from the previous German government called the Weimar Republic, described as "the U.S. with a legislature, a President, and a Chancellor", pushed for nationalism and anti-Jewish ideas -
Hitler Assumes Control of the Nazis
appointed himself the fuhrer (absolute leader), formed an enforcement group called the SA or "Brownshirts" to deal with enemies -
Nazis Gain Support of Various Groups
Hitler pledged to make the NSDAP into a legitimate party, and by 1928 the Nazis were popular with farmers, small business owners, and other middle class members who felt their wishes were ignored by the Weimar Republic; however it was not popular with the Congress because their message was not appealing to them -
The Great Depression and Impact on Nazis
The Great Depression led many Germans to look to more radical parties (like the Nazis), the Weimar Republic failed miserably at responding to this crisis, the number of NSDAP seats in Congress jumped from 12 to 230 from May 1928 to July 1932 -
The Opening of Concentration Camps
authorized the construction of camps early in 1933, were said to be secure holding facilities for political prisoners who disagree with the Nazi ideas -
The Chancellor Deal
President offered the chancellorship to someone else, Hitler wouldn't accept that and used the voting power of NSDAP to get the president on his side, it worked and he was offered the chancellorship -
Reichstag Fire and Aftermath
Unknown who set the fire, but Hitler used it as an excuse to extend his power, suspended many rights of the citizens, basically made it so that the Nazis could "define their own legal limits" -
The Enabling Act
allowed Hitler to govern without reference to Reichstag, they could rule by decree, bypass the constitution, initiate taxes, and determine foreign policies, they rigged the vote by arresting members of opposing parties -
Hindenburg's Death and the Aftermath
when the president died, Hitler assumed control of the government and stated that he would now be head of state, government, and armed forces, almost nine-tenths of Germans voted to approve this but it was suggested that the vote may have been rigged -
Rearmament
Hitler reintroduced the draft and unveiled his Four-Year Plan to prepare the nation's military for war -
Anschluss-Austrian Takeover
Austria had its own Nazi group, chancellor of Austria tried to seek help from Britain or France but both declined and he was forced to resign, the German army crossed the border and Hitler was now in control of the Austrian government -
Czechoslovakia and the Munich Agreement
Hitler wanted control of Sudentenland in the Czech, where the citizens were almost all German-speakers, after three meetings an agreement was come to that the Nazis could have Sudentenland as long as Hitler didn't move any further into the Czech
