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