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1933 AD – Hitler Becomes Chancellor and Reshapes Germany’s Future City: Berlin Country: Germany Date: January 30, 1933 AD City population: ~4.3 million Estimated global population: ~2.1 billion Germany was exhausted by economic collapse, political violence, and wounded pride after World War I. Amid mass unemployment and street clashes, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party promised order, revival, and national strength. Conservative elites believed they could control him if given power. When President Hinde

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