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The Rise of the Nazi Party: How Hitler Took Control of Germany in 1933

By: Richard J Evans
Originally Published in  HistoryExtra

In 1933, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party leveraged political maneuvers, violence, and legal decrees to solidify their power and transform Germany into a dictatorship.

The article "The Rise of the Nazi Party: How Hitler Took Control of Germany in 1933" from BBC's HistoryExtra explains how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party secured their control over Germany in 1933 through a combination of political alliances, the exploitation of the Reichstag Fire, and the use of emergency decrees.

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