1. The NSDAP and Totalitarian Rule Rise of Hitler Timeline

2. July 1932: NSDAP wins elections with 37% of the vote.

3. Jan. 1933: President Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor (like the US president).

4. Feb. 27, 1933: A fire destroys the Reichstag. Hitler blames the communists. Feb. 28, 1933: Hitler proclaims a national emergency. Freedoms of speech, assembly, and press are suspended.

5. March 1933: Reichstag passes legislation giving Hitler the power to make laws without approval of the parliament. The Nazis influence all aspects of German life.

6. Aug. 1934: President Hindenburg dies. Hitler declares himself president, chancellor, and Fuhrer of Germany.

7. 1934: Hitler begins eliminating his opponents. Leader of the SPD

8. 1934-1938: Hitler rejects the Versailles treaty, reoccupies the Rhineland and annexes Austria (March 1938).

9. October 1, 1938: Hitler annexes the Sudetenland (parts of Czechoslovakia).

10. September 30, 1938 The Munich Pact is signed by Hitler and British PM Neville Chamberlain. Hitler agrees to cease expansion. Chamberlain proclaimed, “Peace for our time!”

11. September 1939: Hitler invades Poland, WWII begins.

14. 1 = Strongly support 2 = Support 3 = Undecided 4 = Oppose 5 = Strongly Oppose H. Being successful is the most important thing in life. I. Individuals should be permitted by the government to express what they believe, regardless of who disagrees with them. J. All people have a duty to care for their fellow human beings. K. Individual citizens should accept that the interests of the nation take priority over their personal interests.