In 1921, Adolf Hitler became the leader of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSGWP), commonly known as the Nazi Party. They used the SS, a paramilitary group, to attack the opposition, especially workers’ parties.
After winning the elections in 1933, Hitler was named Chancellor (head of the government) and established a dictatorship
Measures
In foreign policy, Hitler began an expansionist policy to recover German territories lost in the First World War.
There was great economic development. Unemployment fell due to a programme of public works and the development of the arms industry.
In 1934, he was proclaimed head of state, and he established the Third Reich. The Nazi Party became the only legal political party and persecuted anyone who opposed it.
Hitler believed that the German Aryan race was superior to other races. He was extremely anti-Semitic (racist towards Jews) and during the 1930s German Jews were persecuted by the regime.