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On January 30, 1933, Hitler was made Chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg.

with military units, no different from an organized gang, and 600 SA troopers.
Hitler entered the meeting in a great rage and occupied the premises. Firing at
the ceiling, he said that he was announcing a national revolution. But this coup
was a failure. Hitler was arrested and lived as an exile for nine months.
Nonetheless, in later years, the Nazis grew stronger by terrorizing their
opponents and inciting anti-Semitic hatreds. Eventually, the Nazi Party
became an important party in parliament. Throughout all this, of course, the
Nazis frequently resorted to illegal methods, much like the Italian Fascist
party. On January 30, 1933, Hitler was made chancellor. The post was
conferred upon him by the elderly President Hindenburg, who was aware that
the growing power of the national Socialist Movement was increasingly
menacing, and therefore, made Hitler chancellor in order to avert a civil war.
When Hitler again ran for election in March, like all fascist administrations, the
Nazis employed terror, intimidation, and deception. After the elections, the
German parliament immediately passed the Enabling Act, which made Hitler
dictator of Germany for four years.
In this manner, the administrative and law-making power came into
Hitler's hands. But, shortly thereafter, the extent of his powers were increased
still further. In August 1934, at the death of Hindenburg, the offices of
president and chancellor were joined together, with Hitler assuming them
both. Hitler followed policies much like those of Mussolini. In addition to
brute force, Hitler also made use of various types of anti-democratic methods.