1938 ⟶ Germany Annexes Austria in Anschluss
March 12: Anschluss unifies Germany and Austria.
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🗳️ Nazi Party Gains Significant Vote Share in Reichstag Election
September 14: Aided by the Great Depression, the Nazi Party increases its share of the vote from 2.6% to 18.3%.⟶
NazismWeimar RepublicGreat DepressionAdolf HitlerPolitical InstabilityInterwar Period
Germany🗳️ Nazi Party Gains Majority in German Parliament
The Nazi party becomes the largest single party in the German parliament.⟶
NazismWeimar RepublicFascismPolitical PartiesAdolf HitlerTotalitarianismInterwar Period
Germany🇩🇪 Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
January 30: Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.⟶
NazismFascismAdolf HitlerWeimar RepublicPolitical PowerTotalitarianismWorld War IIPolitical TransitionDictatorship
Germany🔪 Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss Assassinated in Nazi Coup Attempt
July 25: Engelbert Dollfuss, Chancellor of Austria, is shot dead as part of a failed Nazi coup d'état.⟶
AssassinationNazismCoup d'étatInterwar PeriodFascismWorld War IIFailed Coup
Austria👑 Hitler Assumes Title of Führer After Hindenburg's Death
August 2: With the death of Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler declares himself Führer of Germany.⟶
NazismTotalitarianismDictatorshipWorld War IIPolitical PowerLeadershipThird ReichAdolf HitlerWeimar Republic
Germany