Political Developments In 1932

Question 1

Who were the 4 key players

Answer 1

Paul Von Hindenburg
Heinrich bruning
General franz Von papen
Kurt Von Schliecher

Question 2

Who was Hindenburg

Answer 2

Hero of the First World War and president of the Weimar Republic

Question 3

Who was bruning

Answer 3

The chancellor

Question 4

Who was papen

Answer 4

The politician and friend of Hindenburg

Question 5

Who was schliecher

Answer 5

The army general

Question 6

What happened in April 1932

Answer 6

Hindenburg stands for re election as president
No one party has 50% vote
Chancellor bruning bans the SA

Question 7

May 1932

Answer 7

Hindenburg re-elected as president
Hitler increases his share of the vote
Chancellor brunings plan to buy up land from landowners and use it to house unemployed is opposed by Hindenburg and bruning resigns
Bruning is replaced by von papen put forward by Von schleicher
Von schliecher had been planning a coalition between right wing supporters and and the Nazis
Hitler agrees if ban on SA is lifted
The coalition takes power

Question 8

July 1932

Answer 8

Father elections take place there is wide spread fighting between the communists and the Nazis
The nazis share of the vote increases from 18% in 1930 to 38%
Hitler demands the he be made chancellor but Hindenburg refuses

Question 9

November 1932

Answer 9

Further elections
Von schliecher warns Hindenburg that if Von papen stays as chancellor there will civil war so papen goes

Question 10

December 1932

Answer 10

Von schliecher becomes chancellor

Question 11

January 1933

Answer 11

Schliecher doesn’t have support of public or the nazis
He persuades Hindenburg that he could be head of the military dictatorship
Hindenburg refuses
Papen persuades Hindenburg to appoint hitler as chancellor to avoid schliechers military dictatorship
Also suggests that he should become vice chancellor so that he could check on hitler
Hitler becomes chancellor