Hitlers Rise To Power Flashcards
How did hitler come into contact with the dap
He was hospitalised after ww1
Temporarily losing his sight
He joined the local army working as a spy looking at local activist groups
When was the dap formed
1919
When did hitler join dap
1919
When and how did he take control over the dap
He gave speeches to the members and rose the ranks
Took controls 1922
How did he take control
Policy
Development of party polices 1920
- strongly opposed the Weimar government
- anti democracy
- anti semetic
How did he take control
Personal appeal
He practice speeches carefully
Using persuasive language
Showing passion
Shouting
Hand gestures
3000 people came to hear him speak
How did he take control
Reorganising nazi party
1920 the dap had an official office to run their party
Meetings more organised and advertised
Hilter remained nsdap
Logo
Straight arm salute
His reorganisation set his party apart from other parties
Formed his own news paper called people’s observer to speed the message of the nazi party
How did he take control
Leadership
He had to have people who were loyal
Ernst rohm leader of the Sa
Herman goering leader of the German airforce
Important military leader gerneral Ludendorff who created the stab in the back theory
How did he take control
Control
Formed the sa
Private army of ex military soldiers or unemployed
They had to be completely loyal to hitler
Wore brown uniform
Hitler formed the ss Hitler personal body guard
Cause of the Munich putch
Hilter believed in the stab in the back
Felt lost after the war ended
Increase in support for extreme parties (kapp puch)
The invasion of the Ruhr and hyperinflation gave extremist parties more support
Events of the Munich putch
8th nov 1923
Hitler crashed the meeting of some bavaria government leaders in Munich
He shot a pistol saying he would take over the state of bavaria and the Weimar republic
Accompanied by Ludendorff who would become the leader of German army
Hilter held men at gum point
The sa and rohm took over police head quarters however they did not take over the army barracks
Hitler left the beer hall at early hours to check in progress
Ludendorff let the men leave with the agreement to keep their world
They prepared to put down the putch
Sa robbed 2 banks and paid people to help them
1000 sa 2000 bribed marched to Munich to declare Hitler the leader of Germany
A gun fight began
Hilter and goering and a member were injured
14sa and 4 police killed
Rebels ran
Ludendorff and rohm arrested
Goering went into hiding
Hilter escaped and got caught
Consequences of the putch
Total disaster
Many nazi leaders put on trial and found guilty except lundendorff
Nsdap was banned
What did Hitler do in prison
He wrote his ideas in mei. Kamph
- anti sametic
- aryans were superior race
- expand Germany
- rid democracy
- roles for woman and men
What did he do when he was out of prison (9)
The party office in Munich became his the hub for the reorganisation
Made sure party had money by appointed a treasurer and secretary
Set up woman and youth membership to expand membership
Set up national party
Which had 35 regions
Reorganised his army to 400,000 men 4 times the amount allowed under the treaty of Versailles
Sent rohm abroad as he feared the sa had become to loyal to him
Increase the ss to 3000 members
Bamberg conference
5 hour speech with his views
Socialist were communists in disguise
Dropped the socialists aspect
Win goebells
Why did he not win the election
Stressmanns economic and foreign polices
The economy sky rocked
And the people wanted to keep it this way
What happened in 1929
Wall Street crash
Events of the Wall Street crash
Share prices in the us stock exchange began to fall
Black Thursday 24th oct 1929
The value of us companies had fallen 4 billion dollars
Germans were worried about losing their savings again so they went to the bank demanding their savings in cash
Some banks went bankrupt
Some companies went bankrupt
Us were recalling lines from yhe dawns plan back
German economy collapsed
Unemployment rate 1932
6 million
How did the wall steat crash impact people
Increase in taxes and public services
Cut wages and unemployment benefits
People lost their savings
Homelessness increase
Violence increased
Theft increased
Chancellor bruning resigned in 1932
Why did support for the nsdap increase
Many middle and upper classes were scared of the increase of communism (kpd )
The governments failed attempt to resolve the situation made many of the people seek a stronger leader
Hitler stood out because of his promises to restore order and for the countries to get rid of the treaty of Versailles
He was very popular
Gave lots of speeches
Worked in his public image
The sa uniform made them seem well prepared which was a stark contrast to the government
They set up soup kitchens and homeless hostels
Hilter persuaded the business men that only he could restore the German economy
They backed him with funds
Used slogans like work and bread to target the unemployed and working class.
He highlighted his traditional beliefs which would appeal to men who thought their jobs had been taken by woman and Jews
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Why did the president bruning resign in 32
He banned the sa and ss
Took land from the rich to house the poor
People hated it
Who becomes chancellor in 32
Von papen
Political development that led Hitler to become chancellor
Von papen set up an election in July 1932 hoping to gain more support however Hitler won 230 seats and became the largest party in the reichstag
In November he held another election and won even fewer seats. Hitlers seets decreased to 196
Von papen said to abolish the weirmar constitution. Von Schleicher said it would result in a civil war. Von papen resigned
Von schleicher became chancellor but only lasted 2 months
Hindenvurg and von papen role that helped Hilter become chancellor
Von papen determined to gain power met up with Hilter jan 1933 and they agreed that Hitler should become chancellor with Von papen as vice chancellor
They had the support of land owners, industry leaders, army etc who disliked Von schleicher and a communists takeover
Von papen convinced the chancellor that a coalition with Hitler as the leader would bring stability to Germany and that they would be able to control Hilter and ‘make him squeak’
31st jan 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor
