Hitler's Emergence of Power

• Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany by German President Paul von Hindenburg on January 30, 1933
• Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power through Germany's legal political processes
• The early 1920s in Germany were a time of social, economic, and political unrest due to the aftermath of World War I
• The Weimar Republic faced political and economic problems in the early 1920s, including hyperinflation and devaluation of currency
• Beginning in the mid-1920s, the Nazis focused on winning elections after their failed coup attempt
• The Nazi Party attempted a failed coup known as the Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923
• In the early 1930s, Germany faced an economic and political crisis due to the Great Depression, leading to high unemployment and poverty
• The Nazi Party attracted voters in the early 1930s by promising to fix the economy, regain lost territory, create a strong authoritarian government, and unite Germans along racial and ethnic lines
• Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933, and later proclaimed himself Führer (leader) of Germany in August 1934, becoming a dictator
• The Nazis won parliamentary elections in July 1932 and November 1932, gaining the most votes, which made it difficult to govern Germany without them
• Hitler and the Nazis refused to work with other political parties, leading to Hitler's appointment as Chancellor by Hindenburg in 1933
• Hitler manipulated the democratic political system to destroy German democracy and create a dictatorship
• The Nazi Party made overturning the Treaty of Versailles a key part of its political platform, which was welcomed by many Germans
• The stock market crash in New York in October 1929 led to the Great Depression, impacting Germany and making Nazi promises more attractive to voters