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Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
Between 1933 and 1934, Hitler dismantled German democracy and made himself the country's supreme ruler. He used new laws
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
The Nazi regime used secret police, rigged courts, and mass propaganda to control German society. Historians debate how
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
The Nazi regime used economic policy to reduce unemployment and rearm Germany. Two men ran this policy in sequence: Hjal
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
The Nazis tried to reshape German society by controlling how different groups lived, worked, and thought. They called th
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
The Nazis used racial ideology to justify persecuting many groups beyond Jewish people. They targeted the mentally ill,
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
From 1933, the Nazi regime used laws and organised actions to strip Jewish people of their rights and livelihoods. The 1
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
Between 1933 and 1939, the Nazi regime steadily intensified its persecution of Jewish people through laws, organised vio
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Nazi forces began shooting Jewish communities en masse. The Nazis also fo
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
The Second World War forced the Nazi regime to control what Germans ate, heard and believed. War hit different groups —
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
From 1942, Albert Speer reorganised Germany's economy to produce more weapons and supplies for the war. The Nazis also f
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
Once Hitler became Chancellor in 1933, the Nazi regime moved rapidly to dismantle democracy and replace it with a totali
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
Germany lost the First World War and its old imperial government collapsed in 1918. A new democratic system — the Weimar
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
The 1919 Treaty of Versailles ended World War One by punishing Germany harshly. Germans had expected fair terms but rece
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
After World War One, Germany faced crippling debt and economic chaos. Reparations payments, a French invasion of its ind
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
Between 1919 and 1924, armed groups on both the far left and far right tried to destroy the Weimar Republic by force. Co
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
Between 1924 and 1929, Germany's economy recovered significantly under Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann. Two internati
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
During the 1920s, the Weimar Republic expanded welfare support and produced a burst of bold, modern culture. Artists, fi
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
During the mid-Weimar years, Germany held elections and ran a democracy, but many powerful groups — including army gener
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
Gustav Stresemann rebuilt Germany's reputation abroad after the humiliation of the Versailles Treaty. He used diplomacy
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
The Great Depression hit Germany hard from 1929, destroying jobs and savings. Mass unemployment drove millions of desper
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
Both the Nazi Party and the Communist Party offered desperate Germans radical solutions to poverty and political chaos.
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
A small group of conservative politicians secretly plotted and pressured President Hindenburg into appointing Hitler as
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
Between February and March 1933, Hitler used a fire at Germany's parliament building as a pretext to crush opponents. He
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
the Weimar Republic, 1918–1933
Germany's first democratic government — the Weimar Republic, named after the city where its constitution was drafted — w
Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945