Hitler became Chancellor (Prime Minister) of Germany on 30 January1933. Eighteen months later he was a dictator with total power.

Even though the Nazis controlled Northeim they did not control individuals to do this they went and did house searches looking for guns.  They ransacked homes arrested and sent some locals to concentration camps.  The fear that the Nazis put into the locals forced them to support the Nazis who were not already pro-Nazi.

In Northeim there was about a hundred Jews.  As by now people did not like the Jews, so to improve supporter’s trust and confidence they persecuted the Jews.  There were boycotts of all Jewish businesses, SA men were posted outside, advertisements were ran in the papers to boycott the Jewish stores.  Only supporters of the socialist still went to the shops but this was a minority.

 In 1933 there was general election.  The Reichstag building went up in flames, a communist leader was accused Hitler used this opportunity to say that it was plot to take over the country.  Hitler declared a state emergency and got Hidenburg to pass a law, which would soon help Hitler to become a dictator.  The new law banned Communists and socialists from taking part in the election.  As a result Hitler did not win enough votes but just enough to get the enabling law passed which was to allow Hitler to make laws without the Reichstag’s consent.  He could now do what ever he wanted to do to his opponents and did not even have to worry about Hidenburg.  Hitler now made a law, which said that Germany was a one party state so there was now no opposition to the Nazis.  

Hitler declared himself Furher when Hidenburg died.  He immediately took over presidency.  Hitler now had complete control of Germany and could do whatever he wanted to do.  

Propaganda was a key reason for Hitler’s success and was a main part of his aims.  Part of his propaganda was posters influencing people on how great he was and some propaganda lead to the fall of his opposition.  Hitler could speak to his nation at any time as the introduction of radio was a key in putting propaganda across to the German public as now this was a source of entertainment for people.  Also Hitler controlled the newspapers, which could contain pictures of propaganda.  Propaganda helped Hitler to rid his opposition to the nazi regime, by getting more people on her side.

Hitler had to control people who rebelled against him and had to be protected from any threat.  Hitler set up to military groups known as the SA and SS.  If there was a hate campaign against Hitler these men would go and attack or even kill the plotters or they were sent to concentration camps.  Hitler also used these men as a symbol of dominance in Germany.  

Hitler indoctrinated children at an early age at schools and started to get them to follow regimes.  He also got children mainly boys involved in nazi actions in the Hitler youth, this was set up so that they would grow up believing that Hitler was a Great leader of Germany and was a god to the German people.  Also boys were trained to get them ready for being soldiers and girls were taught how to make proper families.  The future now looked good for Hitler as he would have a whole race in believing in his ideas.

Germany became a Nazi police state as they now controlled the police and had there own secret police called the Gestapo.  These men had the power to do what they liked,  even if they thought that someone was against the Nazis or plotting they would imprison them and send them to concentration camps.  

I think that propaganda was a very important reason for Hitler domination in Germany and little opposition because he could topple his opponents with the release of a newspaper or a radio broadcast and maybe sometimes set the up in a plot to take over the country.  But I think propaganda would not of happened until he controlled the German public and their minds.  Hitler’s dominant force in Germany helped him to minimise his opposition and increased his safety.