Rise to Power
- "No realist could have reckoned much to [the Nazis'] chance of winning power. For that, Hitler's only hope was a large and comprehensive crisis of the state. He had no notion how quickly events would turn to the party's advantage. But on 24 October, Wall Street crashed. The crisis Hitler needed was about to envelope Germany"- Kershaw
- "a display of energy, demand for discipline, sacrifice, action, and not talk"- Alan Bullok on Nazi Reichstag elections
Consolidation of Power
Economic Policies
- Farmers took up 29% of the working population in Germany
- 12 billion Reichsmarks of peasant debt suspended between March-October 1933
- "For the next four to five years the main principle must be everything for the armed forces. Germany's position in the world depends decisively on the position of the German armed forces. The position of the German economy in the world is also dependent on that." Hitler on the future of the economy on February 1933.
- 6 million people unemployed during July 1932
- Exports were only 39% of the 1928 level in 1933