History part 2 Flashcards
Growth of the nazi party : depression
The banks crashed because 20,000 businesses collapsed.
People lost their savings and voted for their nazi party.
Number of votes for Nazi party increases when unemployment increases and vice versa.
Growth of the nazi party : Germans unhappiness with the weimar republic
Germans were unhappy with the Weimar government.
The rich and poor would be affected.
Rich would have to give their land away.
Taxes were raised and there were no benefits.
Government employee salaries reduced.
Everyone lost something.
Growth of the nazi party : the appeal of adolf hitler
Hitler tells the storm troopers to use violence on the streets.
He told the public he would stop the violence.
He told the working class they give him courage.
He’s promising them jobs and giving them hope.
He told the middle class he would get rid of communism.
They didn’t want communism as they worked hard.
Hitler asked the rich for a lot of money and he would give them a disciplined workforce and get rid of communism.
Growth of the nazi party : fear of communism
Hitler got support from the rich.
He wanted them to give him money.
Get rid of communism.
Growth of the nazi party : nazy party tactics and structure
Hitler was able to spread his message through the use of effective propaganda.
Hotler took this opportunity to blame the jews and the communists for Germany’s problems and criticised the politicians who signed the shameful ToV.
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hitlers appointment as chancellor
President Hindenburg appointed Franz von papen as chancellor.
A general election was held in July 1932 because von paper found he didn’t have enough support in the Reichstag.
Hitler was refused the chancellorship in july 1932 because Hindenburg despised hitler and thought he was unworthy.
Nazis got 230 seats.
Nazis were disruptive and violent.
Von Papen called for another election when he resigned (november 1932).
He gained fewer votes than in the last election.
kurt von schleicher became chancellor but he failed to get a majority in the Reichstag.
Hindenburg was forced to make Hitler the chancellor in January 1933.
Hitler was more popular.
Hindenburg tried to limit Hitler’s power by making Von papen as vice chancellor and restricted the nazis in the cabinet to 2.
the reichstag fire
Marinus van der Lubbe set fire to the Reichstag.
He was sentenced to death.
27 Feb 1933 - the Reichstag (German Parliament) was burned down.
The communists were blamed for the fire because a Dutch communist, van der lubbe, was found in the building as it burned.
Hitler used the fire to his advantage.
He expelled the communists from parliament and imprisoned many communist leaders.
This stopped them campaigning prior to the March election.
He announced that the country was in danger from the communists.
This encouraged many to vote for the Nazis.
night of the long knives
Summer 1933 - Ernest Rohm was still the leader of the SA.
Even though Hitler’s dictatorship was nearly complete.
Hitler said: ‘The SA are giving us a bad name by causing chaos and violence’.
Hitler did not like the fact that he couldn’t control the SA.
Hitler was afraid. He wanted a professional army. Rohm was trying to challenge his leadership. Rohm had over 2 million men.
Hitler wanted to replace the SA with the SS.
Rumour: Rohm and other SA leaders are plotting against Hitler and planning to seize power immediately.
Rohm criticising Hitler when drunk: ‘Adolf is a swine. He is getting matey with the old generals who are a lot of old fogeys. Adolf know what i want. Im the start of a new army.’
30 june 1934 - Hitler used the SS to arrest abd shoot the SA.
Hitler personally arrested Rohm.
200 were killed, not only SA members but other enemies of Hitler like the previous chancellor, von schleicher.
Hitler and the Reichstag: ‘I acted swiftly to save the nation from a civil war’.
The reichstag, mostly Nazi’s accepted this without question.
hindenburgs death
In August 1934, Hindenburg died.
Hitler combined the offices of president and chancellor to become the Fuhrer of Germany.
