On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler, the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenberg. Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power in 1932 in response to the German people’s frustration with their economic hardships, and the situation that losing the First World War put them in. Harsh terms were put into place in the peace treaty created after WWI, and the Germans were not pleased. However, Hitler was a charismatic speaker who connected with the people. In an election held in July 1932, the Nazi Party was a close second, winning 230 seats with the Communist Party; this meant that the two parties made up more than half the Reichstag. Hindenburg refused to make Hitler the Chancellor after this election for two reasons: The first was that he was threatened by the growing popularity of the Nazi Party, and the second was because of the thuggish nature of the Nazi Party supporters. Instead, General Kurt von Schleicher was appointed Chancellor, but he was unable to garner support even after negotiating with a dissident Nazi Party faction. This led to another election in November, where the Communist Party gained even more seats while the Nazis lost seats. Fears of another election saw the Nazi Party form a coalition with more center-right parties, as a way of forcing Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as chancellor. After complex negotiations, Hitler was appointed as Chancellor, with Franz von Papen as Vice-Chancellor and other non-Nazis occupying governmental roles, to try to contain Hitler and control his power. However, as soon as Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, he expanded the Gestapo (the secret police of Nazi Germany). Hitler also created a new security force led by Hermann Goering, a Nazi, with all the Nazi members designed to subdue and get rid of any opposition to Hitler that might have arisen. Even though those in the German government saw what Hitler was capable of doing, they were unable to stop it.