5.1 How Did Hitler Become Chancellor? Flashcards
How could the president appoint new Chancellors?
Using article 48 of the constitution, he could appoint new chancellors in emergencies
When did President Hindenburg appoint Hitler as Chancellor?
30 January 1933
What happened in the September 1930 election?
- a year after the depression hit, unemployment in Germany reached three million
- a coalition government was formed since no one party had a majority
- the Nazi party was the second largest in the Reichstag
Was the chancellor from the 1930 election popular
no, Bruning reduced unemployment pay and increased taxes for everyone
what did the Nazis do after their success in the September 1930 election?
- put up millions of posters and flags
- Hitler gave speeches at mass rallies all over the country
Mass rallies def
huge meeting of people, united for a common cause or occasion
were there clashes with the Nazis and other parties?
- yes, the SA beat up Communists and disrupted their meetings
- in 1932 alone, there were dozens of street fights and murders
how did the violence on the streets and unstable government change people’s opinions?
- proved that the Weimar government was failing
- some argued that democracy already failed because Hindenburg could use his emergency decrees to make decisions without consent of the Reichstag
When did Bruning resign
July 1932
What did Hindenburg do after Bruning resigned?
- appointed another Centre Party politician, Franz Von Papen
- Von Papen didn’t have much support so he called an election
- the Nazis were the largest political party
what was the Reichsbanner?
organisation formed by members of the SPD, the German Centre Party and the German Democratic Party in 1924; it’s goal was to defend parliamentary democracy. They were prepared to use violence and clashed with SA and members of the Communist Party
What did Hitler do after the July 1932, when the Nazis were the largest party?
demanded the chancellor’s job
