Throughout the 1930s, Germany came under the control of the anti-Semitic Nazi Party and its leader, Adolf Hitler. “I could see the danger, being so close to Hitler and the Nazis in Munich. A lot of my classmates, former classmates, were becoming big Nazis.” (Lowen) Most Germans did not agree with this form of ideology and saw the danger that would come from it, so, in strong opposition to the system, they left the country. Even Germans who opposed the country's changes but did not leave were forced to leave, detained in concentration camps, or put to death. The transition for Germans from Nazi Germany to America – by virtue of the fact that they were German – was quite easy, even with the diminishing exception of immigrants. In America, Germans, especially scientists, musicians, and novelists, were offered good jobs that allowed them and their families to integrate into communities and engage. The immigration of Germans during this period was believed to be a benefit to American culture which, at the time, was experiencing a Great Depression. In the early 1930s Germany was ruled by a president named Paul Von Hindenburg and the country, still recovering from World War I, was under good control. Since Hindenburg became president in 1925, he issued laws and decisions without the consent of Parliament, mainly because he did not agree with their decisions. In 1933, Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany, a title he held for a short time, due to Hindenburg's death a year later. Thus, in 1934, Hitler declared himself the leader, or rather, dictator of Germany. When he had control over Germany, Hitler overturned the Constitution, he allowed only one policy ...... Middle of Paper ...... id = l54b4anhmtm5mJi0NTMXMS41NTQ0mTo6mto3omjqcnnyahm & p_search = & s_carefpro X-K12 & S_browweref =#Pagetop>. Directorate sacred. Np, nd Web. 11 February 2014. Steinbeck, John. "The Harvest Gypsies." San Francisco News [San Francisco] 2 Oct. 1936: n. page Rpt. in the gypsy articles of the harvest. Np: np, nd No. page Print.Chronology of emigration - Germany. Np, nd Web. January 30, 2014. .Virginia EDU. Np, nd Web. 12 February 2014. Wikipedia. Np, nd Web. 24 February 2014. .The World Book Encyclopedia G. Vol. 7. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational, 1970. Print.