President Hindenburg's Weimar Republic soon found itself obligated to repay debts owed to countries that once provided assistance during times of prosperity. Discontented German people wanted change and Bruening (Chancellor) believed that a stable parliament majority for his party could deliver the change required, so new elections were held. Hitler acted immediately promising change for a better Germany during his political speeches posthumously propelling the Nazi Party to second in the Reichstag in the elections that followed. The Nazi Leader's prominence grew even further amongst the middle class, big businesses and the Army until Hitler finally secured a shared government between the Nazis and the Nationalists" and on January 1933, President Hindenburg entrusted the chancellorship to Adolf Hitler. Hitler's immediate actions following his appointment to Chancellor were deceptive in nature; however, legal according to the laws of Parliament which enabled him to hold various elections without the presence of certain parties until ultimately he obtained full powers from the Reichstag. After the death of Hindenburg, August 1934, Hitler enacted a law the preceding day that combined the offices of the President and Chancellor allowing him to take over as head of state and eventually abolishing the title of President making him Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor. .
During the early period of 1933 - 1939, the Fuehrer conducted purging campaigns of the S.A., political party members, and any persons defiant against the Reich. Additionally, Hitler was appeased by the governments of Great Britain and France as the Fuehrer threaten war with countries whose provinces possessed areas of people being oppressed by the respective governments because of their German decent. As a result of these threats Hitler was able to seize control of Austria and Czechoslovakia, literally annexing these countries into the Reich without firing a single shot.
