CH7 rise to power Flashcards
what class did nazis win a more votes from
peasants - mittelstand - lower middle classes
what percentage nazi party members working class 1932
30%
what percentage nazi members middle class 1932
43%
why was it hard for nazi’s to get catholics
suffered under imperial germany = strengthen commitment in ideologies - associates remains strong
what’s associationism
strong affiliation w. group - catholics in nazi germany
how did hitler exploit politics of anxiety
nazi voters had lack faith in weimar system - losing identity -
what did T Childers say on politics anxiety
nazis united under profound contempt for existing system of weimar
what percentage of nazi party was youth why
41% in 1933 - disillusionment w/ traditional politics - little work SA offer jobs
evidence of hitler’s cynical awareness of power of propaganda
mein kämpf - ‘slogans persistently repeated’
when was goebbels put in charge of propoganda
April 1930
what did goebells do w/ propaganda
appealed to groups e.g. working classes ‘bread and water’ and industrialists downplay fear nationalisation
what was organised in 1932 to spread hitler’s message
3 speaking programmes named ‘flight over germany’ - hitler
what’s mass suggestion
large crowd heighten emotions + succumb to collective will - used at nazi rallies
what were the 3 main themes of nazi propaganda
furrier cult / volksgemeinscaft / nationalism
example of a group that nazi’s utilised scapegoating on
November criminals for armistice + communists
how was scapegoating jews tactical
preexisting anti semitism - exploited by nazis
who led the SA
rohm
how was the essay expanded 1930-34
exploited ppl’s desperation. for food + accommodation i
how did nazi’s utilise violence to grow support
‘end justifies the means’
-July 1932 campaign 461 political riots in Prussia
what was the stennnes revolt
stennes leader Berlin SA revolts - hitler defeats w/ purge 1931
what did stenos revolt portray
internal friction between SA and hitler
what were papers and sleigher’s opinions on hitler
in gov BUT only limited power
why did paper call for new election in 1932
had ‘vote of no confidence’
what did nazi’s gain in 1932 elections
33% votes - decrease - morale decreasing due to legality policy (SA unrest)
why did Papen have to resign
considering martial law + presidential dictatorship - sleigher informs Hindenburg of lack of confidence of army in papen
when was schleicher made chancellor and what did he wish to do
December 1932 - become a force of ‘national reconciliation’
what was first part of shcelicher’s two pronged strategy and how did it fail
gain support political left via trade unions - trade unions suspicious broke off negotiations
second part of schliecher’s two pronged strategy + failed as
split nazi’s + put gregor Strasser in charge - w/ role as vice chancellor
BUT nazi’s have loyalty to hilter Strasser force to resign
when did papen and hitler have meeting why
4 jan 1933
– papen anger against schleicher
what was agreed at papen hitler meeting
nazi nationalist coalition w/ papen as vice chancellor
when did Hindenburg agree on papen and hitler plan
jan 1933 - thought hitler would be puppet + used to advance conservative interests BLUNDER
what were the perceived limitations of hitler as chancellor
2/12 in cabinet nazi’s
BUT 1 reason why perceived limitations of hitler was a facade
goebell’s exploit propaganda opportunities w/ access to state media ‘radio and press are at our disposal’
what can be said about hitler and the nazi party in the reichstag
‘papers political puppet’ could not be controlled by conservatives
how did nazi’s increase power in march 1933 election campaign
69 ppl die during campaign - goring’s enrols 50,000 extra SA members
what was another nazi advantage in election campaign
3 million reichsmarks from industrialists
when was the reichstag fire
feb 27th 1933
how did nazi’s use reichstag fire to their advantage
goering frames communists
what was passed feb 28th 1933
decree for protection of people + state - ending of press freedom
result of march 1933 elections
43.9% nazis - not 2/3 majority needed
what can be said about nazi party control in 1933
revolution from below = harder to control WANT CHANGE HITLER WON’T BRING
when was germany unified
1871 march 21 - opening first reichstag
how did hitler utilise germany unification
21 march 1933 - opening new reichstag- hitler symbolically aligned w/ old force germany
when was enabling act passed
24 march 1933 - enable dictatorship
how many votes did enabling act passed by
444 votes
what was the enabling act described as
legal revolution
what did hitler guarantee to catholics to gain support
deceived by false promises to uphold religious values
