2. 
Hitler becoming a
Chancellor
He became a
Chancellor in 1933
• July 1932 elections. Nazis
largest party but not de
mayority one.
•Hitler wanted to become a
Chancellor
Hindenburg refused and
chose Von papen
•Von papen resigned.
•December 1932 Von
Schleicher become the new
Chancellor
• January 1933, Hitler was
ofered to become Chancellor.
Hindenburg
thought that if
Hitler was a
Chancellor he
could be under
their control

3. 
 Once Hitler was in office he immediately began
strengthening his position.
 He called for new elections and burned down the
parliament building the day before, but blamed it on the
communists.
 Hitler and his allies won the majority in parliament.
 Once Hitler had parliament under his control he passed
a bill that essentially made him a dictator. He banned
political opponents and had them arrested.
 In 1934 Hitler created an elite black uniformed unit
called the Schutzstaffel or the SS. They were loyal only to
Hitler and arrested anyone who opposed him.
Hitler Seizes Power

4. 
 The Reichstag burnt down in February 1933
 Van de Lubbe (Dutch Communist) was found inside
– admitted responsibility
 Hitler convinced people that the communists were
trying to take power by terrorism
 Thus communists banned from Reichstag
The Reichstag Fire

5. 
 March 1933
 Communists banned means Hitler can pass the
Enabling Act
 “Hitler can rule alone for four years. There is no
need to consult the Reichstag”
The Enabling Act

6. 
Nazi contorl of
Germany.
The SS.
The Gestapo.Concentrtation
Camps.
The police
and the
courts.

7. 
 August 1934
 Hitler combines roles of Reich Chancellor and Reich
President
 Now called “Der Fuhrer”
 All soldiers swore a personal oath of loyalty to Hitler
Death of Hindenburg

8. 
Nazis believed in superiority of the Arian race
Persecution of minorties
They persecute members
of other races gypses
homosexuals
Mentally
handicapped
people

9. 
Goebbels was chosen to take
charge of Nazi propaganda.
Hitler and Goebbels believed the
best way to reach the masses was
by appealing to their feelings
rather than by rational argument:
posters, leaflets, films and radio
broadcasts.
However, the prosperity of the
Stresemann years and
Stressmann’s success in foreign
policy made Germans
uninterested in extreme politics.

10. 
 The Nazis’ 25 points were attractive to those more
vulnerable to the Depression:
 The unemployed
 The eldery
 The middle class
 Nazi campaign methods were modern and effective:
 Slogans
 German people united behind one leader
 Tradicional values
NAZI CAMPAIGNING

11. 
 The aim of the Nazis was to create a totalitarian state where could no be rival parties
 or political debate.
 The Nazis had a powerful range of organizations and weapons to control Germany:
NAZI CONTROL OF GERMANY
Concentration camps
Ultimate sanction
against their own
people. These camps
were run by SS Death’s
Head units. Prisioners
were forced to do hard
labour and food was
very limited.
The Gestapo
(secret state police)
They could arrest
citiziens on
suspicion and send
them to
concentration
camps
The police and the
courts
The Nazis controlled
magistrates, judges
and the courts, which
meant that opponents
of Nazis rarely
received a fair trial
The SS
Aryans very
highly trained
and totally
loyal to Hitler