1. 1929
Nazi party has over 178,000 members
60,000 members of Sturm Abteilung attend Nuremberg Rally
The beginning of the dirty thirty’s looked for the rise in popularity of the Nazi Party, mainly
caused by people wanting their country to be back on the world stage like it was once before.
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/michaelwalford/2006/10/06/triumph_of_the_will_stadiu
m_shot.jpg?maxWidth=800&maxHeight=600
1930
Nazi Party wins 107 seats in Reichstag
Unemployment reaches 4 million (estimate)
As unemployment rises people are becoming more and more desperate, they’re no longer
looking up towards their old government but towards a new one, people are wanting to save
themselves.
http://econ161.berkeley.edu/PageMill_Resources2/PageMill_Resources/image13.gif

2. 1931
Ernst Rohm appointed SA Leader
SA has 4 times the amount of soldiers as the German Army
People were looking for ways to support their political choices, and what better way to help
and support the Political party of choice then to join the army backing it. This showed that
you were willing to fight for your cause and for your country.
http://www.militaria.name/thumbnail.php?
pic=uplimg/img_A_480377_77c301ea3cf3afb4c8110be7a62ecd13.jpg&w=500&sq=Y&b=Y
1932
Paul von Hindenburg Beats Hitler in elections
SA Banned
Hitler wanted to change Germany forever, and if he was going to do this he couldn’t lose to
people in becoming the Chancellor of Germany. He banned the SA and in doing so many were
mad at him, including SA members.
http://www.wdr.de/themen/kultur/stichtag/2007/10/_img/bild1002_400h.jpg

3. 1933
Hitler becomes German Citizen
Enabling Bill passed
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-14439,_Rede
_Adolf_Hitlers_zum_Erm%C3%A4chtigungsgesetz.jpg
1934
Night of the long Knives
Hindenburg dies, Hitler becomes chancellor and President
http://warrelics.eu/forum/military_photos/photos-papers-propaganda-3-
reich/23507d1230915856-hindenburg-death-newspaper-hdz.jpg

4. 1935
Germany rejects treaty of Versailles
Hitler creates the Luftwaffe once more
http://ww2germanhelmets.com/images/M35-Luftwaffe-DD-Snakeleg_decal.jpg
1936
Hitler and Mussolini form Alliance
Hitler and German Army enter the Rhineland
http://www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/extramural/images/HitlerMussolini.jpg

5. 1937
Guernica Spain is bombed by the Luftwaffe
Pro-German riots arise in Sudetenland Czechoslovakia
http://moviesovermatter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/1937-guernica.jpg
1938
Hitler orders German army into Austria
Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler sign the Munich Agreement
http://www.toytowngermany.com/munich/chamberlain-munich-conference-1938.jpg

6. 1939
German Army invades Czechoslovakia
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed between Hitler and Stalin
http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Frontpage/2009/01/03/images/Joseph-Stalin-
Adolf-Hitler.jpg

7. Germany rejects treaty of Versailles 1935:
This is the number one event which nationalism played a role in because the fact that in
order for a government to work you need the support of the people. When Nazi Germany
refused the treaty it showed that it’s [people believed in their country and their leader. They
all thought that the treaty was too harsh on them as a nation and felt that they needed to do
something about it.
SA has 4 times the amount of soldiers as the German Army 1931:
This is the 2nd event which nationalism played a huge role because of the huge support that
the Sturm Abteilung received from its people. If the people did not believe in their country
they would not be willing to fight for it, and the size of the SA clearly showed how far people
were willing to go to win and fight for their country.
Hitler and German Army enter the Rhineland 1936:
Nationalism played a huge role into this event because Hitler was able to get everything
organized with the help of his followers and believers in his country, he was able to produce
weapons and ruck sacks for his soldiers armour and everything from the people in Germany.
He was able to persuade the people to go back to war after suffering such a loss in WWI
Guernica Spain is bombed by the Luftwaffe 1937:
Not only was Hitler able to rebuild his Air Force he was able to get pilots and gunners into it
quick. He convinced multiple men to join and be trained. It gained the fourth spot because it
was not a huge movement like the invasions were, but it did play a crucial role in showing
that Germany was ready to pick a fight, along with its people and nation behind it.
Enabling Bill passed 1933:
Getting this act signed by the then President Hindenburg was a big step towards national
dominance of Germany for Hitler, It meant that the Cabinet members could create laws
without the Reichstag, meaning once Hitler came into power he could create laws without the
approval of the rest of the government, this meant Hitler could easily accomplish what he
wanted to. Such as trying to make his nation a “Better Place” by removing people which he
thought were an infestation to it, and those who did not help it.

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