Germany- Hitler becoming chancellor Flashcards
where geographically did the Nazis do well and not well
well- Protestant north, east and centre (religion/urbanisation)
not well- catholic areas, industrial areas
which classes tended to vote Nazi
Mittlestand, farmers
how did Nazis appeal to farmers
promised higher prices/ protection from imports
what % of 20-30 year olds who became members of political parties joined Nazis
61%
which historian expressed the idea of ‘politics of anxiety’ and what was it
T. Childers- voters united by contempt for current political and economic system
what was the NSDAP seen as by 1932
first ‘volkspartei’ (people’s party)
what % of the 1932 election did Hitler win
37%
what % of the Nazi voters in 1930 were manual labourers
27%
what was Hitlers concept of ‘people’s community’
Volksgemeinschaft
what was Hitler’s idea of ‘Fuherprinzip’
one party state led by Hitler
what were Hitler’s main 3 aims
i) reverse ToV
ii) establish ‘Greater German Reich’
iii) secure Germany its ‘Lebensraum’ to settle its people and provide it with the food and raw materials needed to sustain it as a great power
how were Jewish people described by Hitler
‘a parasite in the body of other nations’
what is proof that Hitler hid his anti-semetism politically
in Jan. 1932 Hitler addressed 650 businessmen at Industry Club in Dusseldorf and didn’t even make a single mention of Jewish people in 2 ½ hour speech.
what was a favourite chant of the SA
‘Juda verrecke’
who led the Nazi’s propaganda
Joseph Goebbels
how was Nazi propaganda different (canvasing)
appealed to specific problem in areas
how did Hitler take advantage of modern tech to publish propaganda
used loudspeakers, radios, films etc
how many major speaking events were organised for Hitler to spread propaganda in 1932
3
what were 3 key unifying themes of Nazi propaganda
i) Fuher cult
ii) Volksgemeinschaft
iii) German nationalism
who were 3 key scapegoats in Nazi propaganda
i) November criminals
ii) communists
iii) Jewish people
how many votes did KPD gain between 1928 and July 1932
2 million
what were some communist newspapers
‘The Red Flag’
‘The Workers’ Newspaper’.
what % of votes did the KPD gain in November 1932
16.9%
when did Hitler become Chancellor
30 Jan 1933
when did Papen lift ban on SA
June 1932
when did the Reichstag pass vote of no confidence in Papen’s government
September 1932
when was Papen forced to resign and who was he replaced by
December 1932- Schliecher
how many days did the Reichstag sit for in 1932
13
what was Papen’s cabinet nicknamed and why
‘cabinet of barons’- most positions taken up by landowning and industrial elite
what happened on 17th July 1932
largely communist area was host for an SA march, police panicked killing 18 and injuring over 100
what % of the vote in July 1932 was for democratic parties and how many for extreme parties
democratic- 39.5%
extreme- 51.6%
how many voted for/ against Papen in the vote of no confidence
for- 42
against- 512
what were 3 fundamental weaknesses of democracy in germany
i) Elites against it
ii) continuous economic crisis
iii) lacked political support
