1921-1929 Rise Of Hitler

Question 1

GD and arise of Hitler 1929

Answer 1

• 1929, GD hit USA
• USA recalled all loans from Germany and removed investments in Germany
• Econ collapse of Germany
• Germany heavily indebted to USA
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• Many small businesses and factories closed
• 1932, 6million ppl, or 40% of work force unemployed
• Many Germans evicted from homes as cannot pay rent -> Slums in most cities.
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  -Germany was made poor twice: Hyperinflation 1923 & GD: 1929
• FM, Coalition govt was indecisive in taking action
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  Hence,
• Germans angry as govt did not help them get out of poverty
• Germans desperate for solutions to poverty
• Turned to the extreme Nazi party for econ survival
• Nazi party promised solutions to their poverty

Question 2

Coalition government -> Weimar Constitution -> Weakness of WG

Answer 2

• WG coal govt
• Consists of many diff political parties that couldn’t gain majority support
• Diff political parties constantly disagreed & refused to compromise
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  HENCE
• Germans saw WG as weak, indecisive, slow
• Germans wanted stronger & decisive govt

Question 3

Speaking skills & charisma -> Hitler abilities

Answer 3

• Oratorical skills & charismatic
• Chose good spots for speech
  -> BEER HALLS -> Ppl were drunk & easy to convince & rile up
  ( - H would start off calm then start ranting & raving)
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• Promising Germans what they wanted
  -> Abolish TOV
  -> Make Ger great again
  -> Destroy comm
• H portrayed himself as the saviour of Germany
  -> Germans supported
• Wealthy & middle class feared comm as it would take away their wealth
  -> Financially supported H
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• H ‘s sp skills caused him to gain many supporters