germany - chapter 5 Flashcards
why was brüning not a popular chancellor
he reduced unemployment pay and increased taxes for everyone
in the september 1930 election, what happened to the nazis
they became the second largest party in the reichstag
what did the nazis do after their success in the September 1930 election
worked harder to get their message across to more people
- put up millions of posters and flags
- hitler gave speeches at huge meetings, called mass rallies, all over the country
how did the SA help hitler at this time
they beat up the communists and disrupted their meetings, making it hard for them to campaign freely
what proved the weimar gov was failing
chaos and violence on the streets
(the SA often caused this)
when did brüning resign
july 1932
who did hindenburg appoint as chancellor after brüning
Franz von Papen
what did von papen do (because he wasn’t very popular) and what were the results
he called an election
- the nazis were now the largest party in germany
what did hitler demand now that the nazis were the largest party and why was it rejected
he demanded the job of the chancellor
hindenburg refused because he thought the nazis were a disruptive and violent party
who did hindenburg give the job of chancellor to instead of hitler
von papen (again)
- he called ANOTHER election (november 1932)
- this time the votes for the nazis fell slightly but they were still the largest party
who did hindenburg appoint after von papen and what did he do
Kurt von Schleicher
- he had no support and couldn’t make any new laws so he resigned
when did hindenburg finally appoint hitler as chancellor
30th january 1933
how did hindenburg try to limit hitlers power as chancellor
- by appointing von papen as vice chancellor
- restricting the number of nazis that hitler was allowed in the cabinet to 2
