How Hitler became Chacellor Flashcards
what were the 4 main reasons why Hitler became chancellor
the depression
fear of communism
weaknesses of the WR
organisation of the nazis/ role of hitler
when was the wall street crash (D)
1929
how did the depression affect german businesses (D)
industrial production dropped 40% by 1932 and wages dropped 14%
how did the depression affect the government (D)
the gig refused to print more money so Chancellor Bruning raised taxes and cut unemployment benefits
how did the depression affect german people (D)
led to mass unemployment and poverty
how many were unemployed in 1930 and 1932 (D)
1930 -3 million
1932 -6 million
which 3 groups lost their savings and went bankrupt because of the depression (D)
farmers
middle class
businessmen
give 3 ways the depression help the nazis (D)
caused more hatred to the WR
more people voted for extremist parties
Nazis promised to fix the economy
what did the nazis promise to give to all germans (D)
Bread and Work
how many votes did the nazis have in the Reichstag in 1933 (D)
288
who did the support for the communists (KPD) come from (FoC)
working class
how many members of parliament did the KPD have in 1932 (FoC)
100
which 3 groups of people feared a communist revolution (FoC)
businessmen middle class upper class
how did the 3 groups fearful of communist uprising do and why (FoC)
they began to fund and support the nazis as the Nazis hated the communists and frequently fought them in the streets and at their meetings
how many different coalition govs were there between 1919 and 1933 (WWR)
20
who made the WR look weak and useless and how (WWR)
President Hindenburg made the WR look weak by using arctic le 48 a lot
give 4 reasons why germans hated the WR (WWR)
loss of WW1
stab in the back armistice
treaty of versailles
failure to fix depression
give 2 ways the nazis organised themselves well (OoN)
set up Nazi offices all over Germany to recruit voters
had financial support off businessmen
which 2 businessmen did the nazi party have support of (OoN)
Krupp and Bosch
give 2 ways the SA helped Hitler become chancellor (OoN)
they made the nazis seem organised and reliable in a time of chaos
SA disrupted communists meeting and fought them in the streets
at a certain clash with communists, how many were killed by nazis (OoN)
18
give 4 examples of propaganda Joseph Goebbels used (OoN)
radios
films
posters
leaflets
how many newspapers did the nazis own (OoN)
140
what was the propaganda slogan used to spread message of unity (OoN)
One People, One Nation , One Leader
give 3 groups that the propaganda targeted (OoN)
workers
farmers
businessmen
how was Hitler shown in propaganda (3) (OoN)
a strong decisive leader, a veteran , a worker
what did the propaganda show hitler as (OoN)
‘Germany’s Last Hope’
how did Hitler use his skills as a speaker during his campaign (OoN)
flew to 6 cities a day to deliver speeches
what election highlighted people’s views of Hitler as a future leader and how many votes did he get (OoN)
the 1932 Presidential Election when he got 11 million votes
give 4 ways Hitler promised to make Germany great again (OoN)
restoring law and order
destroying communism
abolishing the ToV
fixing depression
what did Hitler promise to businessmen (OoN)
protection from communism
what did Hitler promise to the working class (2) (OoN)
‘Work and Bread’
return to traditional german values
what did Hitler promise the middle class (3) (OoN)
strong leader
economic recovery
protection from communism
what did Hitler promise farmers (OoN)
protection from communism
