Rise To Chancellor Flashcards
When was the Wall Street Crash?
October 1929
What effects did the Wall Street Crash have on Germany?
Businesses forced to close- too dependant on loans from USA
Govt increased taxes to help pay unemployment benefit
By 1932, 6 million unemployed
50% young people could not find jobs
Germans blamed Weimar Republic
Why was the Weimar Republic weakened by the Depression?
Lacked a strong leader
Constitution- led to short lived coalitions
Bruning weak Chancellor who wanted to cut benefits and raised taxes
Article 48 used
Germans turned to more extreme parties (Nazis and Communists)
Why was there increased support for the Nazis 1929- 1932?
Appeal of Hitler- excellent speaker/ blamed republic for problems
Work of SA
Goebbels and Propaganda
Name 2 ways the SA had a positive impact between 1929- 1932
600,000 members
Attracted unemployed young men
Disciplined
Organised parades which impressed many Germans
Name 2 ways the SA had a negative impact between 1929- 1932
Intimidated opposition
Attacked and disrupted meetings of rivals (esp. Communists)
Seen as bullies
What methods of propaganda did the Nazis use between 1929- 1932?
Rallies Posters Radio Parades and marches Newspapers
How did the Nazis appeal to the Middle classes?
Played on their fears of Communism and big business
Promised to protect them
They were impressed by discipline of SA
How did the Nazis appeal to the Upper classes?
Played on their fears of Communism
Promised to support big business
How did the Nazis appeal to women?
Specifically targeted them in campaigns
Promised to make the family more important and give women a special place in their role as wives and mothers
How did von Papen convince Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as Chancellor?
Von Papen would be Vice Chancellor
Only a few Nazis in the cabinet
Believed the alternative to be a Civil War
Believed they would be able to control him
When did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
30th January 1933
Name 3 impacts of unemployment on German people.
Govt unable to pay unemployment benefits
Taxes increased/ benefits were cut
The value of savings crashed too- people had nothing to fall back on
Employers cut wages (real terms they were 70% of 1928 levels)
Many people became homeless
What was the political impact of the WSC on Germany 1930- 32?
Bruning could not get laws passed in Reichstag
Moderate parties failed to work together- Reichstag powerless to make policy
Bruning used Article 48
He had lost complete control and resigned by May 1932
Why did support for the KPD (Communist Party) increase?
Growing unemployment
Falling wages
