By July 1932, Hitler had enough support to run for president of Germany, though he lost the election
to Paul von Hindenburg. However, on January 30, 1933, Hindenburg appointed Hitler as chancellor of
Germany. Within a year and a half, Hitler was able to take over both the position of president (Hindenburg died)
and chancellor and combine them into one position of supreme leader, the Führer. After legally gaining power
in Germany, Hitler quickly began solidifying his position by putting those that disagreed with him into concentration
camps. He created massive amounts of propaganda that strengthened German pride by blaming all their problems
on Communists and Jews. The concept of pan-Germanism inspired Hitler to combine German peoples in various
countries in Europe as well as look east for lebensraum.
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By July 1932, Hitler had enough support to run for president of Germany, though he lost the election
to Paul von Hindenburg. However, on January 30, 1933, Hindenburg appointed Hitler as chancellor of
Germany. Within a year and a half, Hitler was able to take over both the position of president (Hindenburg died)
and chancellor and combine them into one position of supreme leader, the Führer. After legally gaining power
in Germany, Hitler quickly began solidifying his position by putting those that disagreed with him into concentration
camps. He created massive amounts of propaganda that strengthened German pride by blaming all their problems
on Communists and Jews. The concept of pan-Germanism inspired Hitler to combine German peoples in various
countries in Europe as well as look east for lebensraum.