how did hitler come to power

Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany primarily through legal political processes, exploiting the weaknesses of the Weimar Republic and the social and economic turmoil of the time. His Nazi Party gained increasing electoral support in the early 1930s, becoming the largest party in the Reichstag with 37% of the vote in July 1932, and later 33% in November 1932. Although not holding an absolute majority, Hitler demanded to be appointed Chancellor. Initially resisted by President Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler was eventually appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933, due to political deals made by conservative elites who believed they could control him. Once appointed Chancellor, Hitler did not immediately become a dictator. He manipulated the democratic system by using events like the Reichstag fire in February 1933 to incite fear of a communist uprising and push through emergency decrees restricting rights and freedoms. The Reichstag passed the Enabling Act in March 1933, which gave Hitler the power to enact laws without parliamentary consent, effectively legalizing his dictatorship. By banning other political parties and eliminating opposition through tactics like the Night of the Long Knives in 1934, Hitler consolidated his power. When President Hindenburg died in August 1934, Hitler combined the roles of Chancellor and President, declaring himself Führer and becoming the absolute dictator of Germany. In summary, Hitler's rise to power involved a combination of electoral success, political maneuvering, exploitation of crises, legal manipulation, elimination of opposition, and ultimately the merging of the highest offices in Germany to establish his absolute rule.