HIS 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Democratic Republic, Appeasement, Vyacheslav Molotov

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: History
• Course: HIS 1120
• Professor: Hernan Tesler- Mabe

Document Summary

Began in italy by mousolini after first world war. October 1922 - the march on rome . Hitler tries to achieve power in a number of ways. The 25 point program of the nsdap - refer to slide. July 1932 - 37% of votes for nsdap. Achieves success in early 1930"s in wake of depression. Hitler forms coalition. january 1933 - hitler becomes chancellor. After feb. 28, nazis suspend free assembly and speech. March 1933 - parliament passes act that allows hitler to pass laws on own authority for. February 27-28, 1933 - the reichstag fires four years. July 1933 - nazies declared only legal party. 1934 - hindenburg dies, hitler assumes both chancellor and assumed complete power. Communism as threat to europe - potential threat to european stability, not only politically, but intellectually, culturally, viscerally. Appeals to most europeans, not just germany, but italy and france. In this period we see the contest of liberal and non-liberal values.