1932 Prussian coup police Reich Hitler power

A coup took control from Prussia's elected government

In 1932, the Prussian coup put Prussia's police under Germany's national government and removed the elected government from effective control. The move weakened a democratic stronghold and made it easier for Hitler to consolidate power six months later.

Industrial war made defeating an army no longer enough

Factories and larger populations allowed countries to raise bigger armies and supply them on a new scale. Wars increasingly aimed not only to defeat enemy soldiers, but also to change borders, governments, and whole societies.

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South America lost most of its large mammals

Around 11,000 years ago, South America lost 83% of its large mammals during a major extinction event. That was among the highest rates of large-mammal loss of any continent.

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1932 Prussian coup police Reich Hitler power

A coup took control from Prussia's elected government

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