Removing Opposition/Rise to Fuhrer

• February 1933 - Hitler named Dutch communist Van Der Lubbe as the perpetrator of Reichstag fire
• June 1934- Night of the Long Knives, Hitler killed Rohm and 100 SA leaders
• Hidenburg on the 2nd of august 1934
• The enabling act was passed in 1933 and allowed Hitler to remove all other political parties
• Hitler constantly emphasised the the failures of the Weimar and his forceful style was the opposite of the indecisive Weimar
• Hitler attempted to appeal to a wide range of audiences by changing his message slightly for each.
• Hitler gained support of business leaders to add to his appeal and to finance his campaign
• The great depression increased polarisation