Rise of the Nazis

Tracing how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seized power in Germany during the 1930s and ushered in the demise of democracy.

Schedule

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    Rise of the Nazis

    Politics

    Thursday
    Jan 4

    1 Hour

    After leading a failed coup in 1923, Adolf Hitler turns the Nazis into a mainstream party and plots to overthrow Germany's political elite.
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    Rise of the Nazis

    The First Six Months in Power

    Thursday
    Jan 4

    1 Hour

    Chancellor Hitler works to dismantle the German state; the Nazis have power to ban free speech and burn books; Jewish people, gay people and those with anti-Nazi beliefs begin to disappear.
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    Rise of the Nazis

    Night of the Long Knives

    Thursday
    Jan 4

    1 Hour

    Adolf Hitler had been chancellor of Germany for just under a year and it was a challenging balancing act, between president Paul von Hindenburg and the vice chancellor Franz von Papen, and the Nazis' own stormtroopers.
  • Image
    Rise of the Nazis: TVSS: Iconic

    Rise of the Nazis

    Politics

    Thursday
    Jan 4

    1 Hour

    After leading a failed coup in 1923, Adolf Hitler turns the Nazis into a mainstream party and plots to overthrow Germany's political elite.
  • Image
    Rise of the Nazis: The First Six Months in Power: TVSS: Iconic

    Rise of the Nazis

    The First Six Months in Power

    Friday
    Jan 5

    1 Hour

    Chancellor Hitler works to dismantle the German state; the Nazis have power to ban free speech and burn books; Jewish people, gay people and those with anti-Nazi beliefs begin to disappear.
  • Image
    Rise of the Nazis: Night of the Long Knives: TVSS: Iconic

    Rise of the Nazis

    Night of the Long Knives

    Friday
    Jan 5

    1 Hour

    Adolf Hitler had been chancellor of Germany for just under a year and it was a challenging balancing act, between president Paul von Hindenburg and the vice chancellor Franz von Papen, and the Nazis' own stormtroopers.
  • Image
    Rise of the Nazis: TVSS: Iconic

    Rise of the Nazis

    Politics

    Friday
    Jan 5

    1 Hour

    After leading a failed coup in 1923, Adolf Hitler turns the Nazis into a mainstream party and plots to overthrow Germany's political elite.

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