Hitler becoming chancellor - political intrigue Flashcards
April 1932: Hindenburg Re-elected
Hindenburg defeats Hitler in the presidential elections - despite winning, Hindenburg disliked Hitler and was suspicious of him.
May 1932: Von Papen becomes Chancellor
Chancellor Burning resigns due to lack of support - he had proposed a plan to solve the economic instability in Germany - wanted to buy land off of the rich and use it house the poor - Hindenburg opposed since he believed it resembled socialist ideals.
HIndenburg appoints von Papen as chancellor.
July 1932: Nazis become largest party
Further elections take place - there is widespread fighting between Nazis and communists with Nazis disrupting many opposition parties’ rallies.
Nazi Party wins 230 seats - largest party but not the majority.
Hitler demands to be chancellor but Hindenburg refuses again.
November 1932: ANOTHER Reichstag election
Von Papen’s new government collapsed, and new elections were held.
The Nazis lost some seats but remained the largest party.
Political instability.
December 1932: von Schleicher becomes chancellor
Hindenburg replaced von Papen with General von Schleicher
Schleicher had previously tried to negotiate with teh Nazis by proposing a coalition between right-wing supporters and the Nazis - had failed.
Now he had no support from the public or the Nazis.
He wants to be made head of a military dictatorship - Hindenburg refuses
January 1933: Backroom deals with von Papen
von Papen seeking revenge, secretly meets with Hitler.
Von Papen persuades Hindenburg to apoint Hitler as chancellor so that von Schleicher’s military dictatorship won’t come to be.
He says that he will be vice-chancellor and keep an eye on Hitler - underestimates him.
January 30 1933: Hitler becomes chancellor
due to miscalculations and the underestimation of Hitler’s power, Hitler becomes chancellor. Once in power, he quickly consolidates power, sidelines his rivals and dismantles democracy, creating the early Nazi dictatorship.
