hitler’s rise to power 1919-33

Question 1

what were the events of the munich putsch?

Answer 1

-9th november 1923 hitler, ludendorff and 1000 SA members march to munich
-police are prepared and kill 14 and hitler is arrested

Question 2

give three reasons why the munich putsch failed

Answer 2

-hitler failed to get army support
-lack of support from kahr / lossow (prepared munich)
-no support of people

Question 3

what were the short term consequences of the munich putsch?

Answer 3

-nazis banned
-hitler in jail and looks like a coward
-32 seats in 1924

Question 4

why was hitler’s trial positive for nazis?

Answer 4

-national press (used to attack republic)
-short prison time
-hitler wrote ‘mein kampf’

Question 5

what is included in the twenty-five point plan?

Answer 5

-destroy ToV
-expel jews
-build army
-racist and socialist ideas

Question 6

when did the nazi party relaunch?

Answer 6

1925

Question 7

how much did the nazis get in the vote in 1928 during the golden age?

Answer 7

2% - 12 seats

Question 8

when and how did the wall street crash happen?

Answer 8

-1929 USA
-asks for dawes loans back
-causes serious economic problems - great depression

Question 9

how much did the depression affect industrial production?

Answer 9

fell by 40% by 1932

Question 10

what else changed or was affected by the great depression?

Answer 10

-businesses collapse
-trade stopped
-unemployment rose
-banks collapsed

Question 11

how much did unemployment rise during the great depression?

Answer 11

from 1,300,000 to 6,000,000

Question 12

why did people turn to the nazis during great depression?

Answer 12

unemployment benefits cut and tax increased so people lost faith in the republic

Question 13

what did the nazis do to ‘fix the economy’?

Answer 13

offer bread and work and set up soup kitchens

Question 14

how did the great depression change nazi votes?

Answer 14

230 seats

Question 15

what happened to germany’s communist party during the great depression?

Answer 15

gain votes from the working class

Question 16

how did the rise of communism help the nazis during the great depression?

Answer 16

-hitler promised to destroy communism and use the SA to beat them up and disrupt meetings
-gained support from the rich, who feared lands and profits being taken away

Question 17

how many newspapers did the nazis owned by 1930?

Answer 17

130

Question 18

how did the SA help the nazis?

Answer 18

-they were intimidating - bigger army than the communists and german army
-people liked the uniforms
-SA intimidated people at polling stations

Question 19

what was germany situation like in 1932?

Answer 19

-germany in chaos and on the verge of collapse
-6 million unemployed
-chaos on streets
-coalitions always arguing
-article 48 used a lot

Question 20

when were the nazis the second biggest party?

Answer 20

1932

Question 21

how many times did chancellor bruning and hindenburg use article 48 in 1932?

Answer 21

66

Question 22

why did nazi votes drop to 28% in november 1932?

Answer 22

SA violence and worrying voters

Question 23

what happened between may and november 1932?

Answer 23

-bruning replaced by von papen as chancellor (but has little support due to using article 48)
-nazi votes increased to 32% in july but hindenburg still doesn’t want to make hitler chancellor

Question 24

when is von schleicher made chancellor and is he any good?

Answer 24

december 1932 and he has no support and used article 48

Question 25

what does von papen convince hindenburg to do?

Answer 25

-make von papen vice chancellor and make hitler chancellor -give cabinet places to 2 nazis

Question 26

why does papen think hitler can be controlled?

Answer 26

hitler is “sandwiched” between them and a “mouse”

Question 27

when does hitler become chancellor?

Answer 27

30th january 1933

Question 28

what were two things hitler promised?

Answer 28

to destroy the ToV and fix the economy

Question 29

how did german propaganda make hitler appealing?

Answer 29

“our last hope” and “one leader”

Question 30

what did hitler come in the 1932 president election?

Answer 30

2nd

Question 31

what did hitler offer to germans?

Answer 31

unity

Question 32

what happened in the march 1933 elections and how did hitler deal with it?

Answer 32

-44% votes for nazis -hitler bans communists -forced reichstag to pass emergency decree

Question 33

what does hitler join in 1919 what does he change it to?

Answer 33

joins DAP (set up by drexler) in 1919 and changes it to the nazi party in 1920

Question 34

what does the nazi party launch in 1920 and what does it state?

Answer 34

the 25 point plan: -destroy ToV -expel jews -build up army -expand german territory -give jobs

Question 35

when does hitler become the leader of the nazis and what did he promote?

Answer 35

1921 and promoted loyal supporters like goering

Question 36

when was the SA (stormtroopers) set up and what did they do?

Answer 36

1921 from ex soldiers, called brownshirts. they disrupted opposition meetings and were violent

Question 37

what does the nazi membership grow to by 1923?

Answer 37

55,000

Question 38

when does hitler attempt the munich putsch and what is it?

Answer 38

november 1923 - violent uprising to overthrow weimar republic

Question 39

what were the causes of the munich putsch?

Answer 39

-weimar weak after 1923 crises -hatred of weimar (WW1, ToV)

Question 40

what were the events of the munich putsch?

Answer 40

-hitler and 600 SA force von kahr and lossow to support putsch -rohm and SA takeover police -9th nov 1923, hitler and 1000 SA march into munich, hoping army would support takeover but they didn’t -police face nazis, shots fired and 14 killed, hitler arrested and putsch fails

Question 41

what was the impact of the munich putsch?

Answer 41

-hitler jailed, nazi party banned -nazis get national press in hitler’s trial, seen as turning point and hitler accepts votes will get him to power

Question 42

what happened when hitler was in prison?

Answer 42

-writes ‘mein kampf’ -released after 9 months where nazi party relaunched 1925

Question 43

what happened during the reorganisation of the nazi party?

Answer 43

-bamburg conference 1926, hitler keeps total power of nazi party -sets up SS - personal bodyguard -goebbels controlled propaganda and targeted key groups: women and rich -sets up 35 nazi gaue (areas)

Question 44

what happened during the lean years?

Answer 44

-despite changes, nazis only get 3% of votes in 1928 election (12 seats) -due to stresemann, germany is stable and strong so less votes for nazi party