Germany and the depression - topic 2 Flashcards
what was the name of the economic crash in 1929?
the wall-street crash
name the three chancellors from 1930-1932?
Von Papen, Schliecher, Hitler
in which election did the Nazis become the largest party in the reichstag?
july 1932
what was the impact of the depression on germany?
-As america wasnt buying things factoies had to shut down and many became jobless.
-American banks demanded back the borrowed money, so german banks had to get money from bussinesses and many of them went bankrupt.
-people were soon living in the streets.
what were the top 5 reasons for the growth in the nazi party in 1930s
-the depression- voter who never paid attention to them were now listening.
-failure of wiemar gov- democracy wasnt working and they needed one man to rule.
-fear of communism- rich were afraid communist would take their wealth and hitler promised to crush them.
-reorganisation of nazi party
-appeal of adolf hitler
what was some of the new technology hitler took advantage of in the 1930s to spread nazi propoganda?
- he used an airplane to get to meeting.
- nazis were constantly broadcasting speachs on the radio
what were some reasons for farmers supporting the nazis
-farmers have been hit hard by the depression as people arent buying much food and the Nazi’s promised farmers higher prices.
-farmers also hate the communists as they would forbid for farmers to split up their land between their children.
why did women vote for the Nazis?
-the Nazi’s were strong beleivers in family life.
-many women agreed with hitler when he said that ‘over the last 10 years our children have been exposed to a flood of muck and filth’.
why did the nazis recieve their most votes for the middle classes?
-some people’s wages had been cut by the goverment in the deppression, and large groupos of unemployed youth filled the streets.
-the middle class fear that law and order might break down or communism might take over.
-the want weimar gov to be strong but the argue too much and nazis promise to be decicive.
why did the youth and soldiers vote for hitler?
Hitler was an Ex-solder who knows the value of a powerful army, navy and airforce. he promised to tewar up the treay of versailles signed by weak weimar politicians, and make the country strong.
-many youth wanted to be part of german army and get jobs or build new infrastructure.
-people who heard hitler speeck for won over by his persasivness.
why did some of the upper class vote for the Nazis?
they mioght not support everything the nazis say but they do suport some key issues:
-nazis promised strong leaders and a powerful nation
-hitler promised to allow them to run factories how they wanted and to use them to make things for war
-the niazis fight the communists who the rich are affraid of
what happened to power as a result of the 1930s election?
the power was split between 14 partys- weak coalition goverment
describe the main events from april 1932 till hitlers election in january 1933.
1932
April - Presidential election. Hitler came second to Hindenburg, who won 53 per cent of the vote to Hitler’s 36.8 per cent.
May - Brüning resigned as Chancellor. Hindenburg appointed Franz Von Papen, a conservative, as his replacement.
July - Reichstag elections. The Nazis became the largest single party with 230 seats, but still did not have a majority. Hitler demanded to be made Chancellor but Papen remained.
November - Reichstag elections called by Von Papen to try to win a majority in parliament. Nazis lost 34 seats but remained the largest party with 196 seats.
December - Von Papen resigned. Hindenburg appointed Kurt Von Schleicher, an army general, as Chancellor. Von Schleicher tried to split the Nazis by asking a leading Nazi called Gregor Strasser to be his Vice Chancellor. Hitler forced Strasser to decline.
1933
January - Von Papen and Hindenburg turned to Hitler, appointing him as Chancellor with Von Papen as Vice Chancellor. They believed they could control Hitler and get him to do what they wanted.
who was Kurt von Schleicher?
When was the hitler youth started?
1922
