Hitler's Rise to Power Flashcards
What happened in October 1929?
The Wall Street Crash.
What were the consequences of the wall street crash?
Unemployment rocketed and the second economic disaster proved embarrassing to the Weimar.
Who was in power during the Wall Street Crash?
Herman Muller.
When he resigned who was he replaced by?
Bruning in March 1930.
What did Bruning cut wages for civil servants by?
2.5%
What happened in the September 1930 elections?
Saw a move to the right with Nazis having 107 out of 480 seats.
What policies made the crisis worse?
Existing tax rates were increased and new taxes introduced. Government spending was cut by cutting wages; civil servants pay fell by 23%.
What happened to unemployment benefit?
Cut by 60%.
What did unemployment reach by 1932?
6 million.
What happened in the March 1932 presidential elections?
Hitler and Hindenburg shared 29 million votes, while the left wing candidate won only 5 million.
Why didn’t Hitler become president?
Hindenburg beat Hitler in the second ballot.
What did Hindenburg ban?
In April 1932 Hindenburg banned Hitler’s private army, the SA.
What happened in May 1932?
Saw Bruning resign.
Who took over from Bruning?
Franz Von Papen. He was responsible to the president, not the Reichstag.
What did June 1932 see?
The ban on the SA lifted that to Von Schleicher’s influence on Hindenburg.
What happened in the July 1932 elections?
Saw Nazis win 230 seats, making them the largest single party in the Reichstag, but they didn’t have an overall majority.
What happened as violence against the Nazi opponents increased?
Hitler refused to join a coalition unless he could be chancellor which Hindenburg refused. Von Papen remained in office.
What happened in the November 1932 elections?
Saw slight Nazi loses and communist gains. Von Papen resigned.
Who took over from Von Papen?
Von Schleicher.
What did Von Papen promise Hitler?
He was furious so started scheming with Hitler, promising him the chancellorship if Von Schleicher could be removed.
What was wrong with Von Papen’s judgement of Hitler?
He didn’t see him as a threat as he underestimated him.
What happened in January 1933?
Von Schleicher resigned, so Hitler accepted the Chancellorship and called fresh elections.
Who was the man who was good at propaganda?
Goebbels.
What was appealing about Hitler’s personality and background?
He was an excellent speaker, had a military background.
