Due to the Nazi Party winning the elections, the German president (Paul von Hindenburg) elected Hitler as the new Chancellor of Germany.
August 2, 1934
The Dachau Concentration Camp opens, first of its kind. It's original purpose was to hold political opponents. It had 4,800 prisoners by the end of 1933.
March 12, 1938
Pro-Nazis begins burning books classified as "un-German" (such as books that had anti-Nazi ideals or books that were written by Jewish authors)
October 28, 1938
The president of Germany dies, leaving yet another vacuum of power. Hitler rises to the position and declares himself Führer, turning Germany into a total dictatorship.
Germany invades Austria and claims the land, adding the country into the Third Reich.