Rise of the Nazis Flashcards
changes for the nazis 1923-29
hitler realised that victory would only happen through voting
farmers and ex-soilders were targeted
sucess was limited
by 1928 = 12 seats in reichstag
propaganda used by nazis
posters
marches and rallies
speeches on radio
pro nazi newspapers
visits using airplane
fear of communism
by 1929-32 the only other party with votes were the communists
they promised equality
many germans feared of what happened in russia
the nazis were seen as the only alternative
the final days what happened
dates and events
july 32 - nazis have 230 seats and largest
von papen becomes chancellor
november 32 nazis win 196 seats
con schleicher becomes chancellor
january 33 - hitler offered chancellorship
what happened in the reichstag fire
feb 33
the reichstag building was set on fire. Hitler blamed the communists
the nazis used their powers to arrest the communists
how did the reichstag fire help strengthen hitlers position
he expelled the communists from parliment and imprisioned many giving nazi overall votes
what happened in the enabling act
the EA allowed the reich government ot issue laws without consent of germany’s parliment
he had to get the center of the party to agree with him
how did the enabling act help strengthen hitlers position
it transformed hitlers government into a legal dictatorship which gave him power
what happened in the night of long knives
banning of political parties
killing of people who dont follow rules and people who threat
the SA was not disband but the SS was
how did the night of long knives help strengthen hitlers position
it consolidated his power
eliminated opposition
reinforced hitlers authoritarism
what happened with the death of hindenurh and path of allegiance
hindenburg died
hitler became führer
august 34 the army swore loyalty to hiter
hitler brought back rearment and conscription
how did hindenburgs death and the oath of allegiance help strengthen hitlers power
the army swore PERSONAL oath to hitler only not the countru which meant the whole country was backing him
what was attractive about the Nazi party
well dressed (uniform, boots…)
organised
what did the nazis stand for
they refused to co-operate with other parties
what did the nazi party offer
order, dicipline and strong government
what did the nazis think of TOV and Weimar
they ruined and betrayed germany (november criminals)
who was blamed for the november criminals
factory owners, jews, politcians…
what happened in october 1929
wallstreet crashed and hit germany the hardest
how did the depression impact germany
6.5 million unemployed
17 million had social benefits
how did nazi policies change in the lat 20’s
their stratagy is to get all votes and disrupt communist meetings
what did the brownshirts do
they spread the word, handed out leaflets and attacked the communists
who were the stormtroopers or brownshirts
they were hired thugs which protected Hitler’s meetings
they were people within the party who wore a brown shirt
what was hitlers remarkable ability
his ability to influence a popular assembly in an extordinary manner
3 points for the nazi program of aims
unite germany
only allow true germans to live in germany
abloish the TOV
what did hitler achieve in the munich putsch
he wanted to topple the weimar government
in what way was the putsch a disatster for the nazis
The putsch has miscalculated the mood of the German people and the Nazis were humiliated. Some people did not rise up to support him and some Nazis were arrested
what was mein kampf
It is Hitler booked which translates to my struggle which clarified and presented Hitlers ideas about Germany’s future
what are 2 ideas mentioned in mein kampf
- National Socialism - stood out for loyalty to Germany
- Armed forces - Hitler believed that war and struggle were an essential part of development
what strategic decision did hitler come to in prision
He came to conclusion that the Nazis would not be able to seize power by force and that they would have to work within the democratic system to achieve power and then they would need to destroy power
what were 4 reasons for the rise of the nazis
the impact of the depression
the communist threat
nazi policies and campaigns
failures of democracy
how did the depression help the nazis
when the depression began, chancellor brüning began to cut government spending and wefalre benefits and made germans make sacrfices
unemployment was around 6 million and many german income was falling 40%
how did the communist threat help the nazis
during this time the communists were also rising
there were so many street battles
business leaders feared the communists because of their plans and their strengths
how did nazi policies and campaigns help the nazis
they used film, radio and records
hitler was a very powerful speaker
there were posters and pamphlets everyhewre
they used slogan such as:
uniting the people
traditional values
these made it hard for people to critisize them
how did failures of democracy help the nazis
democracy was a big problem
when the depression started the chancellor tried to deal with it but then called new elections
this gave nazis an opportunity to exploit the disconent in germany
what was another thing the nazis used to help them rise
negative cohesion
this meant they would bring people together not by sharing the nazi ideas but the fears
what were hitlers 3 policies
end unemployment
tear up TOV
blame the jews
what is article 48 and how is it bad
the president had emergency powers if he felt that there was an emergency and something needed to be done
it did not clearly define what an ‘emergency’ was, so the power was overused, which weakened Germans’ confidence in democracy.
why did hindenburg invite hitler to become chancellor
Hindenburg is desperate to appoint a chancellor who has reichstag support and in order to avoid violence Hitler is appointed
