Timeline of the rise of hitler and nazism
1919
Intent on remaining in the army, after tons of suffering from World War I attacks, Hitler is appointed to the Intelligence/Propaganda section where he manages political training. His activities require making speeches to the troops recommending German nationalism and anti-Socialism. There, he further developed his oratory skills.
He also acted as an army informer, and spied on small political parties. He joined the German Workers' Party, and extreme anti-communists and anti-Semitic right wing organization.
1920
Hitler is discharged from the army. In the German Worker's Party, he takes responsibility for publicity and propaganda. He then changes the party's name to the National Socialist German Worker's Party, which is where it gets the nickname "Nazi". This party represented a coalition of extreme hatred for the politicians who they deemed had disgraced Germany by signing the Treaty of Versailles and harnessing local injustice against a weak federal government.
1921
Hitler challenges Anton Drexler to become leader of the Nazi party. After inceptive resistance, Drexler agrees, therefore making Hitler the new leader of the party.
1923
Hitler, along with other right wing factions and General Ludendorff, attempts to overthrow the Bavarian government with an armed uprising. This event quickly became known as The Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler, along with 2,000 Nazi's, marched through Munich, Germany to the Beer Hall to take over a meeting chaired by three of the most crucial individuals in Bavarian politics.
The following day, the Nazis resume to march in the streets, causing the police to open fire. Hitler successfully escapes but is soon captured. He was then tried for treason and served nine months in the Landsberg prison. In this prison, he began dictating his thoughts to Rudolf Hess, which was shown in the book Mein Kampf.
1925
Hitler re-found the Nazi party after being released from prison.
September 1930
In the General Election, the representatives in parliament for the Nazi Party multiplies from a total of 14 to 107. Hitler is now considered the leader of the second largest party in Germany.
1931
Hitler challenges Paul von Hindenburg for the presidency, but quickly fails to win.
1932
Hitler becomes an official German citizen. This enables him to stand in the Presidential election against Hindenburg.
January 1933
Hitler becomes chancellor of a coalition government. There, the Nazis have a third of the seats in the Reichstag.
February 1933
The German Reichstag is destroyed by fire. This plot and implementation is almost certainly considered the fault of the Nazis, however they blame the communists and quickly trigger a General Election.
March 1933
The Enabling Act is passed. This causes the powers of legislation to pass to Hitler’s cabinet for a total of four years, making him virtual dictator. He declares that the Nazi Party is the only political party authorized in Germany. All other parties and trade unions are thus demobilized. Individual German states lose any independent powers, while Nazi officials become state governors.
April 1933
The communist party is banned.
May 1933
Socialists, Trade Unions and strikes are banned.
October 1933
Hitler withdraws from the League of Nations. In the months following this decision, he increases the size of the German Army and ignores the arms limitations inflicted by the Treaty of Versailles.
June 1934
Hitler crushes all hostility within his own party, thus removing any of his rivals. This becomes known as the Night of the Long Knives.
July 1934
President Hindenburg is pronounced dead. This allows Hitler to become "Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor". Hitler quicky exterminated the title of President.
1935
Hitler re-arms Germany with the objective of overturning the Treaty of Versailles and unifying all the German peoples, thus intro ducting military conscription.
March 1938
The leader of the Austrian Nazi Party, or the Austrian Chancellor, invites the German army to seize Austria and maintain a union with Germany.
September 1938
The British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, meets Hitler in Germany. Britain, France and Italy sign the Munich Agreement. This agreement gives the Sudetenland (the German populated borderlands of Czechoslavakia), to Germany.
October 1938
The German army occupies the Sudetenland.
November 1938
In the night that is historically referred to as Crystal Night, 7,500 Jewish shops are demolished and 400 synagogues are burnt. The attack is described as an unpremeditated reaction to the murder of a German diploma by a Jewish refugee in Paris. It was arranged by the Nazi Party, who also ends up killing many Jews and send a total of 20,000 to concentration camps. Crystal Night is considered to be the beginning of the Final Solution and the Holocaust.
1939
A peace treaty with Russia is secured with the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. After three weeks of lightning war, Hitler and his army invade Poland, which is a country divided between Russian and Germany. This marks the beginning of World War II.
Intent on remaining in the army, after tons of suffering from World War I attacks, Hitler is appointed to the Intelligence/Propaganda section where he manages political training. His activities require making speeches to the troops recommending German nationalism and anti-Socialism. There, he further developed his oratory skills.
He also acted as an army informer, and spied on small political parties. He joined the German Workers' Party, and extreme anti-communists and anti-Semitic right wing organization.
1920
Hitler is discharged from the army. In the German Worker's Party, he takes responsibility for publicity and propaganda. He then changes the party's name to the National Socialist German Worker's Party, which is where it gets the nickname "Nazi". This party represented a coalition of extreme hatred for the politicians who they deemed had disgraced Germany by signing the Treaty of Versailles and harnessing local injustice against a weak federal government.
1921
Hitler challenges Anton Drexler to become leader of the Nazi party. After inceptive resistance, Drexler agrees, therefore making Hitler the new leader of the party.
1923
Hitler, along with other right wing factions and General Ludendorff, attempts to overthrow the Bavarian government with an armed uprising. This event quickly became known as The Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler, along with 2,000 Nazi's, marched through Munich, Germany to the Beer Hall to take over a meeting chaired by three of the most crucial individuals in Bavarian politics.
The following day, the Nazis resume to march in the streets, causing the police to open fire. Hitler successfully escapes but is soon captured. He was then tried for treason and served nine months in the Landsberg prison. In this prison, he began dictating his thoughts to Rudolf Hess, which was shown in the book Mein Kampf.
1925
Hitler re-found the Nazi party after being released from prison.
September 1930
In the General Election, the representatives in parliament for the Nazi Party multiplies from a total of 14 to 107. Hitler is now considered the leader of the second largest party in Germany.
1931
Hitler challenges Paul von Hindenburg for the presidency, but quickly fails to win.
1932
Hitler becomes an official German citizen. This enables him to stand in the Presidential election against Hindenburg.
January 1933
Hitler becomes chancellor of a coalition government. There, the Nazis have a third of the seats in the Reichstag.
February 1933
The German Reichstag is destroyed by fire. This plot and implementation is almost certainly considered the fault of the Nazis, however they blame the communists and quickly trigger a General Election.
March 1933
The Enabling Act is passed. This causes the powers of legislation to pass to Hitler’s cabinet for a total of four years, making him virtual dictator. He declares that the Nazi Party is the only political party authorized in Germany. All other parties and trade unions are thus demobilized. Individual German states lose any independent powers, while Nazi officials become state governors.
April 1933
The communist party is banned.
May 1933
Socialists, Trade Unions and strikes are banned.
October 1933
Hitler withdraws from the League of Nations. In the months following this decision, he increases the size of the German Army and ignores the arms limitations inflicted by the Treaty of Versailles.
June 1934
Hitler crushes all hostility within his own party, thus removing any of his rivals. This becomes known as the Night of the Long Knives.
July 1934
President Hindenburg is pronounced dead. This allows Hitler to become "Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor". Hitler quicky exterminated the title of President.
1935
Hitler re-arms Germany with the objective of overturning the Treaty of Versailles and unifying all the German peoples, thus intro ducting military conscription.
March 1938
The leader of the Austrian Nazi Party, or the Austrian Chancellor, invites the German army to seize Austria and maintain a union with Germany.
September 1938
The British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, meets Hitler in Germany. Britain, France and Italy sign the Munich Agreement. This agreement gives the Sudetenland (the German populated borderlands of Czechoslavakia), to Germany.
October 1938
The German army occupies the Sudetenland.
November 1938
In the night that is historically referred to as Crystal Night, 7,500 Jewish shops are demolished and 400 synagogues are burnt. The attack is described as an unpremeditated reaction to the murder of a German diploma by a Jewish refugee in Paris. It was arranged by the Nazi Party, who also ends up killing many Jews and send a total of 20,000 to concentration camps. Crystal Night is considered to be the beginning of the Final Solution and the Holocaust.
1939
A peace treaty with Russia is secured with the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. After three weeks of lightning war, Hitler and his army invade Poland, which is a country divided between Russian and Germany. This marks the beginning of World War II.