1. The Rise of Hitler and the Consolidation of Power

2. Early Leadership
In 1925, the Nazi Party was re-organized and named Hitler as the leader of the party.
Once appointed as a leader, Hitler realized the Nazi Party needed specific symbols to become familiar with the public.
This was a simple way of indoctrinating the people of Germany.

3. The Swastika
Nazi Posters

4. The Salute… “Sieg Heil”…
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The Brown Shirt Uniform
Hitler used his SA to distribute pamphlets to recruit and promote rallies.

5. Nazi Politics
1928 marked the first time the Nazi’s got involved in the German Federal elections.
During the elections, the Nazi party won 2.6% of the popular vote and won 12 seats.
This grew to 107 seats in 1930.
By July 1932 – their support grew to 230 seats.
This was the most in the Reichstag but not enough for a majority victory.

6. Consolidating power
In November 1932, the Nazi party held 1/3 of the seats in the Reichstag.
By 1933 Hitler was named Chancellor. Capitalizing on the situation he quickly turned Germany into a totalitarian state.

7. Hitler became Chancellor January 1933
The depression after the Wall Street Crash made many more people vote for the Nazis. In 1933 Von Papen convinced Hindenburg that Hitler should become Chancellor.
Ironically, the government agreed as they thought Hitler posed no real threat and could be easily manipulated.
Hitler became
Chancellor

8. The Reichstag Fire The Reichstag building burnt down.
A communist was found inside the building. He admitted responsibility.
Chancellor Hitler was able to convince people that the Communists were trying to take power by terrorism.
He was able to have the Communists banned from the Reichstag, thus ridding the government of his main opposition
February 1933

9. Creation of the Third Reich
iii. 1933: The Reichstag Fire
a. Step One- Hitler becomes chancellor and his main opponents in the Reichstag are the communists
b. The next day the Reichstag mysteriously burns to the ground.
Hitler and his Nazi party captured a member of the Communist Party and blame him for it.
Hitler uses the event to pass the Enabling Act, which gave him full control.
SS 30 Hitler's Totalitarian Dictatorship
November 16, 2018

10. Hitler passed the Reichstag Fire Decree and Enabling Act in 1933 which made it possible to:
Restrict personal freedom, freedom of opinion, freedom of the press, and freedom of organization and assembly
Eliminate the privacy of mail, telegrams, and phone conversations
Eliminate the need for warrants to conduct searches
Pass legislation through the office of the Chancellor without the approval of the Reichstag
Ban all political parties except the Nazi party

11. Germany had become a dictatorship by 1933
The Nazis purged Germany of opposition to them
When President Hindenburg died August 19, 1934, Hitler declared himself Führer
While individual rights suffered, the economy benefitted: 6 million Germans were unemployed in 1932, in 1936 only 1 million were unemployed
Foreign imports were restricted to promote German products designed to achieve autarky (self-sufficiency and independence from other nations)

12. Enabling Act of 1933 Passed on March 23, 1933
Formal name was the “ Law to Remedy the Distress of the people and the Nation”
Helped Adolf Hitler get closer to his goal of achieving full control over the German Parliament
Although many members of parliament disagreed with the idea of the Enabling Act, the military influence of Hitler’s “SA men” forced them to change their minds
It granted Hitler the right to enact laws without consulting the German Parliament for a period of four years
Formed the legal and constitutional basis for the Third Reich because it allowed Hitler’s plans to deviate from the existing constitution
It encouraged the dissolving of all parties other than the Nazi party, and formed the platform for Hitler’s dictatorship

13. The Night of the Long Knives
The night of the Long Knives took place between June 30TH and July 2nd 1934.
Hitler moved against the SA and its leader Ernst Rohm because he saw them as a threat to his power, he also moved against conservative critics of his regime.
Over 100 people were killed for political reasons by the SS and the Gestapo and more than 1000 were arrested.

14. The death of President Hindenburg August 1934 PRESIDENT HINDENBURG’S
DEATH GAVE HITLER THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMBINE
THE ROLE OF CHANCELLOR
AND PRESIDENT. HE CALLED
HIMSELF ‘DER FUHRER’.

15. How Hitler Establishes Fascism
ii. Hitler seizes control of the judiciary. This places him above the law
a. Hitler passed the Civil Service Law. This law effectively “fired” all judges and lawyers who were not supporters of the Nazi Party
b. They were replaced by loyal followers of Nazi ideology
iii. Book Burning: All books that did not support Nazis ideology were destroyed
SS 30 How Hitler Establishes Fascism
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16. So….. Der Fuhrer HITLER BECAME CHANCELLOR THE REICHSTAG FIRE THE
ENABLING
ACT
Der Fuhrer
OATH OF
LOYALTY TO
HITLER
THE NIGHT
OF THE
LONG
KNIVES
DEATH OF
PRESIDENT
HINDENBURG

17. Features of Fascism in Nazi Germany
Anti – Liberalism
- Anti-parliamentarianism
-Individual worth in serving the state
Racism
-Superiority of the Aryan Race
-Violent Anti-Semitism
Eugenics
Collectivism
- Every citizen works together for greater good of Germany
Big Business-State-Military Partnerships
- Wealthy industrialists cooperated with state
- The state prevents formation of labour unions
Extreme Nationalism
- Establishment of central European empire
- Unify German speaking lands
-militarism, expansionism
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