Hitler's Rise to Power

Question 1

What happened in October 1929?

Answer 1

The Wall Street Crash.

Question 2

What were the consequences of the wall street crash?

Answer 2

Unemployment rocketed and the second economic disaster proved embarrassing to the Weimar.

Question 3

Who was in power during the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 3

Herman Muller.

Question 4

When he resigned who was he replaced by?

Answer 4

Bruning in March 1930.

Question 5

What did Bruning cut wages for civil servants by?

Answer 5

2.5%

Question 6

What happened in the September 1930 elections?

Answer 6

Saw a move to the right with Nazis having 107 out of 480 seats.

Question 7

What policies made the crisis worse?

Answer 7

Existing tax rates were increased and new taxes introduced. Government spending was cut by cutting wages; civil servants pay fell by 23%.

Question 8

What happened to unemployment benefit?

Answer 8

Cut by 60%.

Question 9

What did unemployment reach by 1932?

Answer 9

6 million.

Question 10

What happened in the March 1932 presidential elections?

Answer 10

Hitler and Hindenburg shared 29 million votes, while the left wing candidate won only 5 million.

Question 11

Why didn’t Hitler become president?

Answer 11

Hindenburg beat Hitler in the second ballot.

Question 12

What did Hindenburg ban?

Answer 12

In April 1932 Hindenburg banned Hitler’s private army, the SA.

Question 13

What happened in May 1932?

Answer 13

Saw Bruning resign.

Question 14

Who took over from Bruning?

Answer 14

Franz Von Papen. He was responsible to the president, not the Reichstag.

Question 15

What did June 1932 see?

Answer 15

The ban on the SA lifted that to Von Schleicher’s influence on Hindenburg.

Question 16

What happened in the July 1932 elections?

Answer 16

Saw Nazis win 230 seats, making them the largest single party in the Reichstag, but they didn’t have an overall majority.

Question 17

What happened as violence against the Nazi opponents increased?

Answer 17

Hitler refused to join a coalition unless he could be chancellor which Hindenburg refused. Von Papen remained in office.

Question 18

What happened in the November 1932 elections?

Answer 18

Saw slight Nazi loses and communist gains. Von Papen resigned.

Question 19

Who took over from Von Papen?

Answer 19

Von Schleicher.

Question 20

What did Von Papen promise Hitler?

Answer 20

He was furious so started scheming with Hitler, promising him the chancellorship if Von Schleicher could be removed.

Question 21

What was wrong with Von Papen’s judgement of Hitler?

Answer 21

He didn’t see him as a threat as he underestimated him.

Question 22

What happened in January 1933?

Answer 22

Von Schleicher resigned, so Hitler accepted the Chancellorship and called fresh elections.

Question 23

Who was the man who was good at propaganda?

Answer 23

Goebbels.

Question 24

What was appealing about Hitler’s personality and background?

Answer 24

He was an excellent speaker, had a military background.