Hitler Becomes Chancellor

Question 1

What factors helped Hitler become chancellor?

Answer 1

• -> The Great Depression
• ->Weaknesses of the Weimar
• ->Nazi Prop and campaigns
• ->Negative cohesion
• -> Pol. rivalry

Question 2

How did the great depression help Hitler become chancellor?

Answer 2

• -> Govt. expenditure, enemployment benefit
  - -> Nazi campaigns based on UNEMPLOYM.
  - -> the failure of “moderate” politics
• ->Oct 1929 – Wall St Crash – Dawes Plan – Funding crisis
  - ->pub. more will. to extremist views

Question 3

How did nazi tactics help Hitler become chancellor?

Answer 3

• -> Appealed to target audient: rearmament,ex-soldiers
  - ->55% SA unemp., many vets.
• ->Anti-communist
  - ->Middle class
• ->Aryanism- racial policy
  - -> Farming class
• ->Democratic app.
  - ->promises of protect.
• ->SA voter intimidation
  - ->nearly 200 seats 1932
• ->Tailored prop.

Question 4

How did the weaknesses of the Weimar help Hitler become chancellor?

Answer 4

• ->PR, over-representation
  - ->lack of decisive action
  - ->government unable to solve GD

Question 5

How did negative cohesion help Hitler become chancellor?

Answer 5

• ->Shared fear of jews and communists
  - -> appealed to most vuln.: unemp.,elederly
• ->1928: only 3% of vote
  - -> crisis needed

Question 6

How did political rivalry help Hitler become chancellor?

Answer 6

–>Schleicher and Hitler forced Bruning out -Papen
Nazi biggest party – Hitler demanded chancellorship
–>VP sacked, Schleicher Chancellor
Schleicher tried to get Strasser to split party – failed Strasser
–>VP persuaded Hindenburg to appoint Hitler

• ->Hi. out-maneuvered Papen and Schleicher
• ->Hindenburg and Papen under-estimated Hitler