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Who was the President of Germany that appointed Hitler as Chancellor and died in August of 1934?

  1. Paul von Hindenburg

  2. Wilhelm Pieck

  3. Willy Brandt

  4. Konrad Adenauer
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Paul von Hindenburg was President of Germany from 1925 until his death on August 2, 1934. He appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor on January 30, 1933, hoping to control the Nazi party. His death removed the last check on Hitler's power, enabling the consolidation of dictatorship. Wilhelm Pieck (1949-1960), Willy Brandt (1969-1974), and Konrad Adenauer (1949-1963) served after WWII.

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