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Rise Of Hitler - Key Dates And Figures Flashcards

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Wall Street Crash - Rise of Hitler

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October 1929

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Hitler Becoming Chancellor - Rise of Hitler

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30th January 1933

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Reichstag Fire - Rise of Hitler

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27th February 1933

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Enabling Act Passed - Rise of Hitler

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23rd March 1933

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Night of the Long Knives - Rise of Hitler

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30th June 1934

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Hindenburg Dies. Hitler Becomes Führer and Army Swear Oath To Hitler - Rise of Hitler

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2nd August 1934

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Most vulnerable to depression (Name 2) - Rise of Hitler

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Unemployed, Elderly, Middle Classes

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How many members did the SA have by 1932? - Rise of Hitler

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400,000

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What did Bruning do in his economic policy? + when? - Rise of Hitler

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Cut welfare benefits and raised taxes

Post Wall Street Crash (>1930)

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How many Germans were unemployed in 1930? - Rise of Hitler

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6 million

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How much had the average income fallen by since 1929? - Rise of Hitler

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40%

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Who allegedly burned down the Reichstag? - Rise of Hitler

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Dutch communist, Marinus Van Der Lubbe

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How many communists did Hitler incarcerate? - Rise of Hitler

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4000

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When did the Nazis receive 230 seats in the Reichstag? - Rise of Hitler

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July 1932, with the Nazis as the largest party but without a majority

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When did Hitler deem an election a disaster, apparently threatening suicide? - Rise of Hitler

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November 1932

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Hitler got emergency powers granted - Rise of Hitler

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28th February 1933

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How many people were killed on the Night of the Long Knives? - Rise of Hitler

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400 SA killed, including Kurt Von Schleicher, a former chancellor and Ernst Rohm, leader of the SA, rumoured to be challenging Hitler.

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Why was Germany particularly badly affected by the Wall Street Crash? - Rise of Hitler

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It’s economy was particularly dependant on the USA’s as a result of the Dawes plan

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Which groups were the Nazis particularly attractive to? - Rise of Hitler

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The unemployed, the elderly, the middle classes, traditionalists

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How did the Munich Putsch’s failure change Hitler’s campaigning? - Rise of Hitler

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He realised that he would have to persuade voters to vote for him democratically as his push for power had failed

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How did the Nazis choose to campaign? - Rise of Hitler

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Use of propaganda and slogans
Pamphlets and leaflets
Slogans
Rallies led by Hitler

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Why did Hitler appeal to many Germans? - Rise of Hitler

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He was a powerful and dynamic speaker
Seen as a man of the people
Used film and radio transmissions to spread his popularity

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What was the Communist equivalent of the SA? - Rise of Hitler

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The Communist Red Fighting League

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Why did communism struggle in Germany? - Rise of Hitler

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Large groups of middle class people had heard about how similar types of people were mistreated by the regime in the USSR

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Why were large industries wary of communism? - Rise of Hitler

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Communists planned to introduce state control of business, which would contrast their capitalist ideas

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Which 2 politicians offered Hitler the role of chancellor? - Rise of Hitler

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Hindenburg and von Papen, who met secretly through January 1933

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Why did Hindenburg and von Papen allow Hitler to become Chancellor? - Rise of Hitler

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They believed that, with few Nazis in the cabinet, they could limit Hitler’s control and resist his extremism

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How were the SA used during elections? - Rise of Hitler

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The SA were used as an intimidatory force on opponents to force them to vote for the Nazis. They also beat up opposition parties

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Why did Hindenburg pass Hitler’s emergency powers? - Rise of Hitler

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Hindenburg was afraid of a potential Communist plot

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How did Hitler use his emergency powers? - Rise of Hitler

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Communists were banned from participating in the 1933 elections. 4000 communists were arrested

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When did the Nazis win 288 seats in the Reichstag and a majority thanks to a small nationalist party? - Rise of Hitler

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5th March 1933

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Why did Hitler have to diminish the power of the SA? - Rise of Hitler

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Many were unemployed thugs who wanted money for their loyalty. Ernst Rohm wanted to join the army and SA, which would give him lots of power, concerning Hitler.

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What impacts did the Night of the Long Knives have? - Rise of Hitler

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The SA never rose to prominence again
Hitler murdered opponents to assert power
The SS, led by Himmler, were Hitler’s guards
Hitler openly admitted that the Nazis were murderers

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What were the 5 aims of the Nazi party? - Rise of the Nazis

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Make Germany strong by reversing the ToV
Create a pure, aryan, master race
Restore traditional values
Destroy Communism
Create a strong government and strong leader
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Why were the Nazis unsuccessful before 1928? - Rise of the Nazis

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They didn’t get votes from the working classes (SDP/Communists)
Germany was relatively stable during Weimar’s golden years
The Nazis’ foreign policy, racial ideas were too extreme

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Why did the Depression increase Nazi support? - Rise of the Nazis

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Businesses went bankrupt, profits plummeted, farmers went bankrupt, unemployment was at 6 MILLION
Weimar appeared weak and ineffective (Bruning’s policies), people supported ALTERNATIVE PARTIES

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How did Hitler’s leadership increase Nazi support? - Rise of the Nazis

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Hitler was very committed and a powerful speaker. He brought a sense of hope

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What promises did the Nazis make to increase support? - Rise of the Nazis

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Promised to overturn ToV, reduce unemployment, solve economic crisis, destroy communism, restore traditional values

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How did the Nazis use propaganda to increase support? - Rise of the Nazis

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Josef Goebbels used loudspeakers, films, radio, propaganda, MASS RALLIES (Nuremberg)

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Who was chosen as Chancellor by Hindenburg in 1932 before Hitler was 1933? - Rise of the Nazis

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Von Schleicher

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How did Hitler persuade Reichstag Members to vote for the enabling act? - Rise of the Nazis

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He used the SA as an intimidatory force when entering the voting chamber
BANNED COMMUNISTS FROM VOTING

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How did fear of communism lead to Nazi power increase?

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Due to depression, many people had grown desperate and turn to extremist groups and had caused an increase in communist support. This threatened business owners as their wealth would be shared. The Nazis political opponent was communism and they promised to get rid of communism.

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How did Nazi appeal lead to an increase in support?

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After the effects of the treaty of Versailles and World War One, Germany was weak and bitter towards other countries. The Nazis promised revenge on other countries and Hitler was presented as a great leader to make Germany powerful again

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