1938Time Magazine Names Adolf Hitler Man of the Year

December: Time Magazine declares Adolf Hitler as Man of the ...
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🇩🇪 Failed Beer Hall Putsch

November 8: The Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic, ends in failure and brief imprisonment for Adolf Hitler but brings the Nazi Party to national attention.
Failed Beer Hall Putsch (1923)
NazismWeimar RepublicAdolf HitlerPolitical ViolenceFascismCoup AttemptPolitical InstabilityInterwar Period
GermanyGermany

🗳️ Nazi Party Gains Majority in German Parliament

The Nazi party becomes the largest single party in the German parliament.
NazismWeimar RepublicFascismPolitical PartiesAdolf HitlerTotalitarianismInterwar Period
GermanyGermany

🇩🇪 Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany

Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany (1933)
NazismFascismAdolf HitlerWeimar RepublicPolitical PowerTotalitarianismWorld War IIPolitical TransitionDictatorship
GermanyGermany

👑 Hitler Assumes Title of Führer After Hindenburg's Death

August 2: With the death of Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler declares himself Führer of Germany.
Hitler Assumes Title of Führer After Hindenburg's Death (1934)
NazismTotalitarianismDictatorshipWorld War IIPolitical PowerLeadershipThird ReichAdolf HitlerWeimar Republic
GermanyGermany

📰 Time Magazine Names Adolf Hitler Man of the Year

Time Magazine Names Adolf Hitler Man of the Year (1938)
PropagandaNazismFascismWorld War IIAdolf HitlerMediaGlobal Impact
United StatesUnited StatesGermanyGermany

🚪 Évian Conference Fails to Address Jewish Refugee Crisis

July 615: Évian Conference ends with all attendee nations save the Dominican Republic refusing to accept more Jewish refugees from the Third Reich.
Évian Conference Fails to Address Jewish Refugee Crisis (1938)
World War IIHolocaustRefugeesAnti-SemitismInternational RelationsDiplomacyThird ReichHuman Rights
FranceFranceDominican RepublicDominican RepublicGermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited States