1. How did Hitler turn the
Chancellorship into a
dictatorship by 1934?
ARISE ROBY

2. Treaty of Versailles
Black Tuesday
1929
- stock market crashes
Great Depression
during
1930s
Increasing influence of new
political parties that emphasize
state control
-For example: Communism,
Nazism, Fascism
Total Control
of State by a
Dictator
ARISE ROBY

3. 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.
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4. February 1933
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5. February 1933
 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.
ARISE ROBY

6. March 1933
HITLER CAN
RULE ALONE
FOR FOUR
YEARS. THERE
IS NO NEED TO
CONSULT THE
REICHSTAG.
With the Communists
banned from the Reichstag
Hitler was able to pass:
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7. THE ENABLING ACT GAVE HITLER
THE POWER TO MAKE HIS OWN
LAWS. SO, HE BANNED ALL OTHER
POLITICAL PARTIES!
SPD- Social Democrats
KPD- Communists
DDP- German Democratic
Zentrum- German Centre Party (Catholic)
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9. June 1934
Now I have got rid of opposition
political groups, I can now deal
with opposition in my party.
Ernst Rohm (an old friend), head
of the S.A. is very unpopular
with the German army leaders.
They have the power to
overthrow me.I’ve been worried
about Rohm for a while, so this
is a good excuse.
ARISE ROBY

10. The Night of the Long Knives
Hitler had to get rid of Rohm. He was
too much of a threat.
On the night of 30th June 1934
Hitler’s S.S. killed over 1000 SA
members including Rohm.
The army were pleased.
Hitler had gained the support of the
army.
ARISE ROBY

11. August 1934
A final note
PRESIDENT HINDENBURG’S
DEATH GAVE HITLER THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMBINE
THE ROLE OF CHANCELLOR
AND PRESIDENT. HE CALLED
HIMSELF ‘DER FUHRER’.
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12. Every soldier swore a personal
oath of loyalty to ADOLF
HITLER.
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14. HITLER
BECAME
CHANCELLOR
THE
REICHSTAG
FIRE
THE
ENABLING
ACT
THE NIGHT
OF THE
LONG
KNIVES
DEATH OF
PRESIDENT
HINDENBURG
OATH OF
LOYALTY
TO
HITLER
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16. • GESTAPO: the Secret State Police
• SS (Schutzstaffel): Defense Corps “black shirts”, an elite guard unit
formed out of the SA
• SA (Sturmabteilung): Stormtroopers "brown-shirts" early private Nazi
army that protected leaders and opposed rival political parties
• Lebensraum (living space): concept that emphasized need for territorial
expansion of Germany into east
• Wehrmacht: German army
• HJ (Hitler Jugend): Hitler Youth
• Einstazgruppen: Nazi Death Squad; mobile killing units
• Volk: all inclusive concept of nation, people and race, implying the
superiority of German culture and race; led to policy of Volksgemeinschaft
(idea of a harmonized racial Nazi community in government policies and
programs)
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21. This Nazi propaganda poster reads,
„Behind the enemy powers: the Jew.
“The Eternal Jew”
Depiction of a Jew holding gold coins in one hand
and a whip in the other. Under his arm is a map of
the world, with the imprint of the hammer and
sickle. Posters like this promoted a sharp rise in
anti-Semitic feelings, and in some cases violence
against the Jewish community.
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