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Iron Cross 1st Class
In August 1918, he received the Iron Cross 1st Class, a rarity for foot soldiers. Lieutenant who recommended him was a Jew. He had a total of 5 medals. He was making his way up he was a above a regular corporal but below a sergeant. -
Hitler's Anger
On November 10, 1918, an elderly pastor came into the hospital and announced the news.Their beloved Fatherland was now a republic. The war was over. This made him mad at the politicians and the Jews he blamed for it. His country was falling apart, this motivated him to become the leader and do something about it. -
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Treaty Of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles imposed severe terms on Germany.They were in big depression. They had to pay for the war, their military was shortened to 100,000. Adolf Hitler promised to overturn them. That gained him a lot of supporters. -
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Beer Hall Putsch secures Hitler’s rise to power
He was sentenced to jail for treason but because of his high position in the government he was out the same day. This shows that he was in charge and thought that he could do anything like control the whole world. -
Lose Votes
In the Reichstag (German parliament) elections of November 1932, the Nazis lose almost two million votes from the previous elections of July. They win only 33 percent of the vote. It seems clear that the Nazis will not gain a majority in democratic elections, and Adolf Hitler agrees to a coalition with conservatives. This will want him to get revenge and become the president because they lost the election. -
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Nazis Lose Support
After months of negotiations, the president of Germany, Paul von Hindenburg, will appoint Hitler chancellor of Germany in a government seemingly dominated by conservatives on January 30, 1933. -
Burned the Building
On February 27, he decided to burn the Reichstag building.Communist of Germany burned it and This was good for Hitler so then he can overthrow the president. -
Taking over
That evening, Hitler attended a dinner with the German General Staff and told them Germany would re-arm as a first step toward regaining its former position in the world. He also gave them a strong hint of things to come by telling them there would be conquest of the lands to the east and ruthless Germanization of conquered territories. Hitler wanted to show the world they are the greatest country in the world. -
THE NUREMBERG RACE LAWS
At the annual party rally held in Nuremberg in 1935, the Nazis announced new laws which institutionalized many of the racial theories prevalent in Nazi ideology. Hitler wanted all to be equal except the Jews in the world wanted to destroy them. -
Hitler becomes fuhrer
With the death of President Hindenburg on August 2, 1934, Hitler united the chancellorship and presidency under the new title of Fuhrer. As the economy improved, popular support for Hitler’s regime became strong, and a cult of Fuhrer worship was propagated by Hitler’s capable propagandists. -
Nazis launch Kristallnacht
The violence, which continued through November 10 and was later dubbed “Kristallnacht,” or “Night of Broken Glass,” after the countless smashed windows of Jewish-owned establishments, left approximately 100 Jews dead, 7,500 Jewish businesses damaged and hundreds of synagogues, homes, schools and graveyards vandalized. An estimated 30,000 Jewish men were arrested, many of whom were then sent to concentration camps for several months; they were released when they promised to leave Germany.