Hitler's Rise To Power

Question 1

What were the initial steps in Hitler’s rise to power? (1918-1924)

Answer 1

Germany wern’t in a very good state after WW1
Very annoyed at the German politicians, for signing the treaty of Versailles
Lots of unemployment and a cost of food crisis

Question 2

How did Hitler being put into prison lead to raising his profile as a politician?

Answer 2

Hitler was put into prison for treason, he got lots of sympathy in prison because people didnt like how France invaded Germany, so they blamed it on the German government. While in prison Hitler wrote a book called ‘Mein Kamph’ explaining this

Question 3

What were Hitler’s ideas about how to get Germany out of the slump?

Answer 3

1. His book describes jews as parasites and the greatest enemy beyond communism
2. the German people were loosing faith in the Weirmar republic and the Nazi party slowly gathered popularity
3. the great depression of 1929 causes huge unrest and hardship in Germany

Question 4

How did Hitler rise to dictatorship?

Answer 4

1. Hindenburg is forced to make Hitler Chancellor of Germany. .
2. He creates the Enabling law which means that he can make up laws in ‘an emergency’.
3. In the next 3 months all the non-Nazi partys are banned. Hitler creates the Gestapo, the secret police of the Nazis.

Question 5

What is the significance of the night of the long knives?

Answer 5

Hitler saw Ernst Röhm as a potential threat to his control of the army and Hitler didnt like this so he excuted Röhm and his supporters without trial.

Question 6

What is the Reichstag fire

Answer 6

The Reichstag is set on fire and the Nazi’s blame it on the communist party