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"So Kam Es!"

Historical Photos from a Nazi Propaganda Book

The Nazi Party's Rise To Power

The new Reichstag Chairman, Hermann Goring, calls for yet another election as Hitler and Hindenburg are at loggerheads over control of the government.

For a while, the Nazis seem to lose focus and Hitler becomes depressed.

Hitler could not, however, come to power entirely on his own energies.

The Nazis got help from people who sought to benefit from having them in power – the big industrialists and the bankers.

They thought Hitler would be good for business, and getting him elected would help diminish the worker's unions, Communism, and the perceived threat of the Jewish culture.

After many intrigues and shifts toward Hitler becoming Germany's Chancellor, a confused and tired Hindenburg decides to appoint him on January 29, 1933.

Goebbels pulls out all the stops for propaganda value. Hitler is presented to his people as the new German Emperor. Torchlight parades are held to acclaim the new leader in dramatic terms never before seen in Germany.

Some German aristocrats thought that, given the situation, Hitler would probably ruin the republic, and they could then step in and reestablish an imperial rule and regain their privileges.

No one could quite imagine how powerful the Nazis would become, or where they would take the nation in the years to come.

On February 27, 1933, the Nazis conspired to burn down the Reichstag government building in Berlin, blaming the terrorism on the Communists and using, then fingering, a patsy to take the blame.

It was meant to destabilize the government and solidify Hitler's grip on the nation, and it succeeded. The following day, Hitler asked President Hindenburg to issue an emergency decree, and Hindenburg agreed and signed it into law.

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There was only one more step to take in order to gain total power.

Hitler had to take control of the German nation as a dictator.

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