How Hitler become Chancellor Flashcards
What happened at the beginning of 1932?
The Weimar Republic was crippled by economic problems. The chancellor Heinrich Bruning was struggling to make the Weimar republic work.
However Hitler was far from coming .to power
How many seats did the mazi win in the general elections?
107 seats/557
What happened on the March 1932 re-election?
Hindenburg’s time as president ended, by this time he was 84 and frail but was persuaded to run again in order to keeo the government stable.
What were the results in 1932?
Hindenburg- 18mill
Hitler - 11mill
What happened in April 1932?
As no one reached 50% they were re elected
- Hitler campaigned furiously.
- SA paraded in support for Nazi and disturbed communists parties,
What happened in May 1932?
Hindenburg’s re election doesn’t bring any stability. Heinrich Burning took two steps which lost his support:
- he banned the SS and SA
- he announced to buy land to home the homeless
what two measure united the right wing against Bruning?
- Ban on SS and SA enraged Hitler. Other groups geared they’d get banned
- Landowners were furious about plan to buy land
- Hindenburg was furious
lost support of president and Reichstag. Without these he was unable to govern.
Who gets elected as chancellor in may 1932?
As soon as Bruning resigned president made von papen chancellor. Von schleicher assumed he could control the Nazis. Due to this the Nazi were made part of the government.
What happened on Nov 1932?
Hindenburg despised Hitler, refused to make Hitler Chancellor.
Von Schliecher left von papen and told Hindenburg that if von papen stayed war would break out.
What happened Dec 1932?
Hindenburg was struggling to find chancellor but still refused to choose Hitler
- Von schleicher becomes Chancellor
What happens January 1933?
Von Schleicher chancellorship had no political support.. With Hitler against he wasn’t able to govern. Von papen gave Hindenburg a solution- makle hitler chancellor and papen vice chancellor. This way both could control hitler. President finally agreed.
What was Hindenburg’s beliefs?
Supported idea of republic.
Preferred the government under Kaiser
-Quite open to use article 48
What was von papen and schleichers belief?
- Right winged
- wanted to move away from the governments ideas
- Undermined Weimar republic
What did all three do wrong?
Underestimated hitler and they could control Hitler and the Nazi.
