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Democratic backsliding in the interwar period

  • Enabling Act of 1933On the 30th of January 1933, Adolf Hitler stood before the German public as the newly appointed Chancellor. This appointment marked a sudden shift in power…
  • Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945)Germany's economy faced a severe crisis in 1937 as the Four-Year Plan strained foreign exchange reserves. The German government needed to import raw…
  • Adolf Hitler's rise to powerIn September 1919, Adolf Hitler joined the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei within the newly established Weimar Republic. The German state had just emerged from World…
  • Night of the Long KnivesOn the 30th of January 1934, President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany. This appointment did not grant Hitler absolute…