Hitler's Rise to Power - 1 views
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Catharine Leiter on 23 Feb 10About How Hitler Became powerful, although it is not really about the Hitler Youth, it does share how Hitler rose to power.
Extensive propaganda was used to spread the regime's goals and ideals. Upon the death of German president Paul von Hindenburg in August 1934, Hitler assumed the powers of the presidency. The army swore an oath of personal loyalty to him. Hitler's dictatorship rested on his position as Reich President (head of state), Reich Chancellor (head of government), and Fuehrer (head of the Nazi party). According to the "Fuehrer principle," Hitler stood outside the legal state and determined matters of policy himself.