3.5 Events of 1932-33 - Hitler becomes Chancellor Flashcards
Who was re-elected in April 1932 as president?
Hindenburg
How many votes did Hitler get in the presidential elections of 1932?
13 million
In the Reichstag elections of 1932, how many seats did the Nazis get?
230 (37.4%)
Why was it a problem that Schleicher convincing Hindenburg to exclude the SPD from the cabinet?
Bruning had very little support and could not pass laws
What style of of government did Bruning favour?
Authoritarian - he was happy to use Article 48
In July 1930, what did the Reichstag ask for?
Article 48 to be withdrawn
What did Bruning do as a result of the Reichstag asking for the withdrawal of Article 48?
He closed the Reichstag and called for new elections
How many seats did the Nazis win in the 1930 elections?
107
What was Bruning’s nickname?
The Hunger Chancellor
Why was Bruning known as the Hunger Chancellor?
Because of his aggressive economic policies
What did Bruning try to use in July 1932?
A presidential decree to ban the SA and the SS
Who did Hindenburg replace Bruning with?
A coalition of army officers, rich landowners and industrialists
Who replaced Bruning eventually?
von Papen
What was the nickname for von Papen’s new cabinet?
The Cabinet of Barons
Why were von Papen’s new cabinet known as the Cabinet of Barons?
None of them were actually members of the Reichstag
Who did von Schleicher give a place in the coalition to?
Hitler - he underestimated him
What happened in September 1932 to the Reichstag?
The Reichstag passed a vote of no confidence (512 to 42 votes).
von Papen called a new election
The Nazi Party were still the largest party
von Papen resigned in anger
Who was appointed Chancellor after von Papen?
von Schleicher
Who was von Schleicher suspicious of?
Hitler - he ruled out any deal with the Nazis by appealing to the more socialist wing of the Nazi Party and offering support for trade unions
Why did industrialists and landowners start to work with the Nazis after von Schleicher became Chancellor?
They saw the Nazis as the ‘lesser of two evils’
What did von Schleicher ask Hindenburg to do while he was Chancellor?
Suspend the constitution and make him the head of a military dictatorship
He claimed that Hitler and von Papen were leading a conspiracy against him
Who thought that they could control Hitler from the background?
von Papen
When did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
30th January 1933
