Nazi Rise to Power Flashcards
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Discontent against Weimar Republic (4)
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- They were blamed for accepting the hated terms of the TOV.
- Lack of popular support.
- Inability to solve economic problems (hyperinflation)
- Criticised for over reliance on foreign investment.
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Events of the Reichstag Fire (4)
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- 27 February 1933 the Reichstag building, which was home to the German Parliament, was burned down.
- Communists were blamed for the fire.
- Hitler expelled the communists from Parliament and imprisoned many communist leaders.
- Hitler announced that the country was in danger from the communists during the election campaign. This encouraged many to vote for the Nazis, who were seen as anti-communist.
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Appeal of Hitler and the Nazi Party (4)
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Socialists -
They promised farmers land, pension improvements and public industries like electricity would be owned by the state.
Nationalists -
Promised that all German speaking people would be united in one country, and TOV would be torn apart.
Racists -
Promised that Jews would no longer be German citizens.
Propaganda -
Used simple slogans to introduce their ideas and to make them appeal to the ordinary people of Germany.
4
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Nazi Consolidation of Power (4)
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- February 1933 - The Nazis take control of the German police system.
- 5 March 1933 - The Nazis win 288 seats in the Reichstag.
- 20 March 1933 - First concentration camps are established.
- 23 March 1933 - Enabling Act passed, as a result the Reichstag votes to give Hitler the powers to make his own laws.
