hitler dates

feb 1919

weimar govt formed

1919

tov signed

1923

munich putsch failed; hitler arrested and sent to prison

1928

hitler’s nazi party won only 3% of the votes in the reichstag

1929

great depression brought recession and economic woes in germany

jul 1932

nazis won more seats than any other party in the reichstag

nov 1932

nazis lost 34 seats in the reichstag; hitler sought to gain power through other avenues other than elections

30 jan 1933

hitler appointed chancellor

27 feb 1933

reichstag fire

28 feb 1933

hindenburg issues emergency decree

22 mar 1933

the first concentration camp set up at dachau

24 mar 1933

the enabling act allowed hitler to pass decrees without the need for the president’s approval

14 jul 1933

law against the formation of new parties - germany became a one-party state

30 jun 1934

night of the long knives

aug 1934

president hindenburg died and hitler became fuehrer, merging powers of chancellor and president

1935

hitler passed the nuremburg laws - laws excluding jews from german society

nov 1938

night of broken glass

20 jan 1942

wannsee conference - decision made to kill all jews