On which date in 1933 was Adolf Hitler appointed chancellor?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 30 January
- Step 1: President Hindenburg appointed Hitler as chancellor. Step 2. The Nazi dictatorship was built in the months that followed. Answer: 30 January 1933. Why not the others: 9 November is Kristallnacht and the fall of the Wall, 1 September is the start of the war in 1939 and 8 May is the end of the war in 1945.
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