Nazi Party Timeline

• 1921

  • Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party

• 1923

  • Beer Hall Putsch

• 1928

  • May - Reichstag elections

    • Nazis win 2.6% of the vote

• 1929

  • Wall Street Crash

  • Great Depression

• 1930

  • September - Reichstag elections

    • Nazis win 18.3% of the vote (2nd largest party)

• 1931

  • Hitler challenges Hindenburg for presidency but fails to win

• 1932

  • May - Bruning dismissed as Chancellor, replaced by Von Papen

  • July - Reichstag elections

    • Nazis’ vote rise to 37.3% (largest party)

  • November - Reichstag elections

    • Nazis’ vote drop to 33.1% (but still the largest party)

  • December - Von Papen dismissed as Chancellor, replaced by Schleicher

• 1933

  • January - Schleicher dismissed due to lack of support

    • January 30, 1933 - Hitler appointed as chancellor in a coalition government, Von Papen as vice-chancellor

  • February - Reichstag fire

  • March - Reichstag elections

    • Nazis secure 43.9% of the vote

    • Enabling Act passed (legal revolution)

• 1934

  • June - Night of the Long Knives

  • July - Death of Hindenburg

    • Hitler merges post of chancellor and president to become Fuhrer

Blue text - Nazi Party’s performance in elections and Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor

Red text - Hitler’s creation of Nazi dictatorship (1933-34)