2.4Hiw Hitler Becomes Chancellor 1932-1933

Question 1

What are the political developments in 1932 for Hitler rise to chancellor?

Answer 1

-March: Hindenburg stand for re-election

-April : Hindenburg stand for another re-election

-May: brüning (chancellor resigns), bin papen become chancellor

-July reichstag election

-november von papen sacked

-December : von schleicher becomes chancellor

-Jan 30 1933. Hitler becomes chancellor

Question 2

How did Hindenburg re-elections in march and April increase Hitler power?

Answer 2

• Hitler received 30% of the votes. In April.
  -by march. Re-election increase hurlers bits to 36% after campaigning furiously
  -communist lost 1 million votes in march to April

Question 3

Why did brüning resign as chancellor?

Answer 3

-after he ban SS and SA , from fear of civil war. This engraved Hitler. -Landowners got furious as land was being bought for unemployed
-angered Hindenburg
-so he got no support and was unable to govern. Left in 1932

Question 4

Why did Von Papen become chancellor in may 1932?

Answer 4

Vin Schleicher organizing coalition of right wing supporters( landowners, industrialists) which von papen was head of coalition.
(Although didn’t have majority in reichstag)

But von Schliecher convinced Hindenburg if nazis supported there coalition. The. Could govern without reachstag, instead presidential decrees. (Went against Weimar Republic)

Hitler then agreed only if SA was banned.

Then vin Schliecher assumed he had control of nazis “merely children” (although first introduced nazi in government)

Question 5

What did Von papen as chancellor lead to?

Answer 5

July reichsatg election in 1932

NSDAP won 230 seats (38%) of votes. Massive increase from 18% in -1932. So Hitler deman he become chancellor

But Hindenburg did not like Hitler(a vulgar corporal)

So gamble to reduce this, von papen had November reichstag election, to reduce nazi support. [IT WORKED, BUT STILL HAD 196 SEATS] so von papen lost gamble

Question 6

How did von Schleicher become Chancellor?

Answer 6

Convinced Hindenburg. If von papen stars . Country descend to civil war. So got von papen sacked in November. So ind desperation appointed von schleicher as chancellor

Question 7

How did Von Schliecher as chancellor cause Hitler to be chancellor?

Answer 7

• as Hitler was against von schleicher chancellorship. He was unable to govern. No majority in reichstag or support in public.

-then as von schleicher asked Hindenburg to make him head of Military dictatorship. Caused rumors to speculate from Von papen that scleicher will plan for an army coup.

So suggested make Hitler chancellor and von papen vice chancellor to control him. Using Hitler as a figurehead . Hitler in” his pocket “

Resulting in hitlers chancellorship in 30 Jan 1933

Question 8

How significant was Hindenburg to Hitler a rise to chancellor in 1933?

Answer 8

He was a monarchist. Preferred government under Kaiser. So open to govermant by decree. So weakens reichstag

Question 9

How significant was von papen and von schleicher to Hitler rise as. Chancellorship?

Answer 9

-were anti-democratic
-persuade hindenburg he could use German army rather than reichstag
-von papen want presidential power