How the Nazi party came to power 1929-Jan1933 Flashcards

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What was the Wall Street Crash?

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It occurred in America and affected most o the industrialised west. Germany was impacted because Germany was heavily dependant on US loans

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THE IMPACT OF THE GD

How high was unemployment rates?

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On January 1929 it was 2850000 and on January 1933 it was 6014000. By 1932 nearly 33% of the workforce was unemployed

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THE IMPACT OF THE GD

Why did government revenue fall?

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They were making less money from taxes

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THE IMPACT OF THE GD

Why did government expenditure rise?

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Increase in benefit payments (was only meant to support 800000 unemployed people)

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THE IMPACT OF THE GD

What happened on July 1931?

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The collapse of the Austrian bank, Kredit Anstalt

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THE IMPACT OF THE GD

Why did the government have to support the banks?

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People were withdrawing their money therefore, the banks had no money

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THE IMPACT OF THE GD

What did France do?

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They blocked an emergency loan to Germany

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THE IMPACT OF THE GD

What happened in 1932?

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There was no sign of Germany improving so a committee of financial experts agreed that reparations and inter-allied debts should be cancelled

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FAILINGS OF THE WEIMAR GOVERNMENT

Who was the Great Coalition government of 1928 under?

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Chancellor Muller

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FAILINGS OF THE WEIMAR GOVERNMENT

Why did the unemployment insurance system create a crisis?

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Different parties wanted to take different approaches

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FAILINGS OF THE WEIMAR GOVERNMENT

Why did the cabinet resign?

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Attempts to compromise failed and Hindenburg refused to grant Muller emergency power to approve his budget

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FAILINGS OF THE WEIMAR GOVERNMENT

What ended on September 1930?

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Democracy

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FAILINGS OF THE WEIMAR GOVERNMENT

Who did Hindenburg appoint as Chancellor in March 1930?

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Henrich Bruning

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FAILINGS OF THE WEIMAR GOVERNMENT

Why did Bruning rule through Article 48?

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Because his party did not have majority and he would ask to dissolve the Reichstag

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FAILINGS OF THE WEIMAR GOVERNMENT

What did Bruning want to do?

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Increase taxes and cut welfare spending

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FAILINGS OF THE WEIMAR GOVERNMENT

How many seats did the Nazis party increase in the 1930 election?

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12 to 107 seats. 33% of the popular vote

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FAILINGS OF THE WEIMAR GOVERNMENT

Why was the Nazi party popular?

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They provided a sense of belonging through food and a uniform

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FAILINGS OF THE WEIMAR GOVERNMENT

What did the Nazis party not like?

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The ban he had imposed on the SA

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THE RISE&APPEAL OF HITLER

Who had seats in the Reichstag in 1933?

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The KPD had 81 seats and the NSDAP had 288 seats

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THE RISE&APPEAL OF HITLER

When did Hitler become the leader of the Nazi party?

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In 1921

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THE RISE&APPEAL OF HITLER

What did Hitler do when he was in jail?

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He wrote about his beliefs in a book

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THE RISE&APPEAL OF HITLER

What organisations did Hitler set up?

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The Hitler Youth and the Students’ League

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THE RISE&APPEAL OF HITLER

Who was in charge of propaganda?

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Goebbels

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THE RISE&APPEAL OF HITLER

How did the depression provide the party with its electoral breakthrough?

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The Weimar was weak and was unable to deal with the crisis, the Nazi party provided public work schemes to tackle unemployment and many people feared communism

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THE RISE&APPEAL OF HITLER

What was the purpose of propaganda and rallies?

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To portray Hitler as the one who could solve all of their problems

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THE RISE&APPEAL OF HITLER

What are the factors behind their success?

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Support of industrialists-financial backing as they were making donations, they were well organised-their leaders were trained, they made promises to voters and many other political parties underestimated the Nazis

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THE RISE&APPEAL OF HITLER

What promises did they make?

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The unemployed were promised jobs, farmers were promised higher prices and shopkeepers were promised protection from larger stores

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THE RISE&APPEAL OF HITLER

Why did the other political parties underestimate the Nazis?

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Because of the unrealistic promises which they made to the public

29
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ROLE OF PROPAGANDA

What did local groups do?

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They were trained in art and they came up with new publishing techniques

30
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ROLE OF PROPAGANDA

What did Goebbels do in 1932?

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He flew Hitler around Germany so he could speak 3-4 rallies a day

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ROLE OF PROPAGANDA

What did the Nazis do to communism?

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They attacked it which caused some problems at communist rallies so they would send in the SA

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ROLE OF PROPAGANDA

How did communism help the Nazi party to gain support?

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Many people feared it so they played on it

33
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ROLE OF PROPAGANDA

Were the November 1932 elections successful?

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No they lost popular votes and the number of seats in the Reichstag

34
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BACKSTAIRS INTRIGUE

Why did the Nazis party lose support?

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They were unable to fund a full scale election campaign

35
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BACKSTAIRS INTRIGUE

What did Schleicher try to do when he came Chancellor?

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He tried to get some Nazi members to join his government so he could win his regime but Hitler would not allow it

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BACKSTAIRS INTRIGUE

What did Schleicher do which worried industrialists?

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He attempted to gain support from the SPD and the Trade Unions with the promise of economic reforms

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BACKSTAIRS INTRIGUE

What did Papen do when he was removed from power?

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He talked through intermediaries with Hitler to get revenge and remove Schleicher

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BACKSTAIRS INTRIGUE

What did Hindenburg do when Schleicher couldn’t gain majority in the Reichstag?

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Hindenburg lost confidence in him and invited Hitler to government because of the Nazis decline in the November elections

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BACKSTAIRS INTRIGUE

When did Schleicher resign?

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28th January 1933

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HITLER’S APPOINTMENT AS CHANCELLOR

What did Hitler refuse to be?

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The Vice Chancellor

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HITLER’S APPOINTMENT AS CHANCELLOR

What was agreed about Hitler and Papen?

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Hitler would lead a Nazi-Nationalist coalition whilst Papen is the Vice Chancellor

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HITLER’S APPOINTMENT AS CHANCELLOR

What was Papen able to do over Hitler?

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He was able to control Hitler and it was the best way to defeat the threat from the left

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HITLER’S APPOINTMENT AS CHANCELLOR

How many people in the cabinet were Nazis?

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2 out of 10

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HITLER’S APPOINTMENT AS CHANCELLOR

Why did the government not command a majority in the Reichstag?

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So they couldn’t bring in radical legislation

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HITLER’S APPOINTMENT AS CHANCELLOR

When was Hitler appointed as Chancellor?

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30th January 1933 because Hindenburg could sack him whenever he wanted

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HITLER’S APPOINTMENT AS CHANCELLOR

How could Hitler’s appointment have been avoided?

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The Nazi party was virtually bankrupt, some signs of the economy was going to recover and Nazi support was falling