1. Germany and the Nazis
Events and policies of importance

2. Nazi Popularity
Votes for the Unemployed in
Nazis Germany

3. Seizure of power
 Appointed Chancellor
(PM) in Jan. 1933
(largest party in the
Reichstag)
 Asks for new
elections
 A fire in the Reichstag
stokes fears of a
communist takeover,
Communists banned

4. Seizure of Power
 After the election,
Nazis continue to
stoke fears
 Hitler asks for power to
rule as dictator through
the Enabling Act
 Using threats to
intimidate and bribes
to encourage he gets
the 67% vote he needs
to become dictator

5. Seizure of Power
 All political parties
banned
 Political opponents
forced into
concentration
camps
 Intimidation of
‘minority’ groups
begins in the open

6. Knight of the Long Knives
 To assuage the army
Hitler determined to
get rid of the SA
 He also used the
opportunity to kill
other political
opponents
 No trials or
judgments allowed

7. Nuremburg Laws
 Forbid Jewish
participation in
government jobs
 Restrict the
economic activities
of Jews
 Force Jewish
population to identify
themselves

8. Night of the Broken Glass
 Kristallnacht
 Jewish shops and
synagogues
attacked
 Jewish population
forced into restricted
areas (ghettoes) or
into concentration
camps