hitlers rise Flashcards
how did hitler become nazi leader
Hitler was an incredibly compelling speaker who was injured and angry about the end of ww1. his skills made the party gain a large following, they had their own newspaper and in 1921 he gained power as the leader
changes hitler made to the nazis
he developed the catchy swatsticka and hand salute
published his 25 point mainfesto
developed his own SA
his speaches gained loads of popularity
main beliefs of hitler
white germans were the ideal race and the bottom were jews, black people and slavs who should be completwely removed
ww1 was ended by cowards and he resented the gov for it
the state was to be unified and mattered more than the individual
why did hitler do the putsh
he resented the gov for ending the war and embarrasing his nation of germany that he felt was superior
he now had roughly 55k spporters who were upset by the way things were going and as the gov was so weak due to the crisis he felt he could succwessfully topple them
events of the munich putch
hitler marched into a beer hall where the the leaders of barvaria were and locked them in announcing he was taking over but he couldnt get enough support and the leader who claimed to back him called the army. aftera shirt battle hitler was arrested and jailed for a lenient five years
why was the triall and prison good for hitler
he used it as a chance to gain national respect and sympathy with his skillful speaking and got a much shorter sentence because of this
hitler was able to organise and publish his ideas and came out with a more laid out change strategy
how did hitler change the party in 1925
he decided to gain power through democracy
he set up branches of the party in all major areas
however the votes in the next election were sparse as people had a lot if faith in stressmans policies
effect of depression in 1929 on germany
a huge amount of their economy relied on the USA loans
no majority in the reistag meant that all the contrasting opinions couldnt agree on a way to combat the depression
as the third economic crisis in about a decade people lost hope in the system and began to reach or more radical solutions
Huge amounts of unemployment
ways hitler gained power
fear of communism
appeal of nazis
appeal of hitler
depression
dislike of weimar gov
how did communism fear help hitler in 29-33
after the fairly recent spartacist uprising poeple remember well the fear of being taken over by communism
the 1917 disaster of the russian revolution was fresh and nearby
hitler was not only the political oposite of communusm as a far right leader but he wold make displays of sending his SA to fight them publically
the rich and in power absolutely feared communism and would do anything to prevent it
how did hitlers appeal help him in 29-33
he had strong unwavering values
he was a very charismatic liked speaker
he had disapline and a well trsined force while other parties were very uncertain
how did the anger over the gov help hitler
it was clear that the unstable manner of the democracy wasnt working so people turned to radicals
two chancellors with no charisma or opinion had come and gone
many didnt actually back hiters ideas but needed that sense of patriotism and certainty that prioritises germanies success
how did nazi tactics help hitler gain power
he spoke across the country to stay in touch
he used modern devices like radios and planes to show he was future facing
he used mass propaganda such as scapegoating the Jews and portraying himself as the saviour of Germany
he recruited youths to join his groups and included them in griup trips
events of the 32 presidential election
in july hitler runs and looses against hindenburg for chancellor but looses, however he becomes the largest party
in november he is still not chancellor but the chancellors , von papens, party has not at all enough support to continue
what happened in 30th jan 33
Hitler was made chanceller which was a win as he had power but vunerable as he knew people had come and gone in the job fast
