HISTORY 126B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Nuremberg Laws, Lebensraum, Revamp
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Day 7: the search for war; attack on poland (1939) Stages on road to war: nazi revolution 1933-1934 (3 key dates) War: invasion of poland september 1939: when hitler took power, he used terror to suppress enemies. So: like military police street force: in book burnings: Burned german, french, english, american, etc. authors. They"d become the nationalist socialist german students union: hitler killed leaders of radical brown shirts about a year after he got power > produced more fear. Nazis very concerned w/ public opinion + wanted to respond to it to please the masses. He realized that leaders of sa were operating like rogue elements >he purged them. He thought it was dangerous in eyes of public. Also threat to his political power he was gaining. Routinization 1934-1937: centralization of police power under ss ultimately these protection squadrons became virtual state within state.
