12. GREAT DEPRESSION (1930s) Many Germans lost their jobs Life was difficult Germans lost faith in the Weimar government Hitler becomes Chancellor NAZIS become largest party NAZI propaganda and Hitler’s Oratorical skills Rich Germans feared the rise of Communism Reichstag Fire Hitler becomes Fuhrer (Could rule without the consent of the Reichstag) Weakness of the Weimar government Power Struggle Support for Communists Support for NAZIS
21. Political Opponents being rounded up during the election campaign of 1933 in Nazi Germany (After Reichstag fire)
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23. Nazis force three Jewish businessmen to march down Bruehl Strasse, one of the main commercial streets in central Leipzig, carrying signs that read: "Don't buy from Jews; Shop in German businesses!"
24. Instructional charts such as the one below were issued by the Nazis to help bureaucrats and administrators distinguish Jews from Mischlinge (Germans of mixed race) and Aryans. The white figures represent Aryans; the black figures represent Jews; and the shaded figures represent Mischlinge.