Rise to Power Knowledge Flashcards
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What happened with unemployment?
Unemployment rose to over 6 million by 1932.
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What happened with farmers?
Many farmers were hit by high interest rates and falling argicultural prices.
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What happened to the banks?
In 1931, five major banks closed down
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What was Bruining’s government response?
Bruining’s government chose to do very little, partly in the hope to avoid paying reparations and partly because they feared hyperinflation
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What did Von Papen’s government do in response?
Von Papen’s government started to intervene after reparations were stopped in 1931.
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What happened to war victims pensions?
Between 1928 and 1933, war victim’s pensions were cut by 1/3.
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What did Hindenburg have to resort to?
Hindenburg had to resort to using Article 48 to rule by decree and call elections in September 1930 when divided politicians could not agree with cutting unemployment payments.
Appeal of Hitler and the Nazis
Nazi policies
- Lebensraum - all Germans to live together in one (larger) Germany
- destroy the Treaty of Versailles
- Germany’s colonies and land to be returned
- only people of the German race can be German
- end of the Weimar Republic
- restore law and order
- ban trade unions
- destroy communism
- provide jobs and employment for all Germans
- create a state in which Germany is completely self-sufficient
- restore Germany’s reputation as an industrial superpower
- restore the German army
Appeal of Hitler and the Nazis
What would be shown on Nazi propaganda?
- a scapegoat/enemy
- jobs
- fear of uncertainty/instability
- Hitler as a saviour
- food
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How did Joseph Goebbels help with propaganda?
Joseph Goebbels used many different methods to promote propaganda using a combination of modern media, like films and radio and traditional campaigning methods like posters and newspapers. Hitler had appointed Goebbels to establish the Reich Chamber of Culture in 1933.
Appeal of Hitler and the Nazis
What was the Hitler myth?
It was through this technique Goebbels managed to build an image of Hitler as a strong, stable leader that Germany would need to become a great power again. This image of Hitler became known as the Hitler myth.
Appeal of Hitler and the Nazis
What was the most notable Hitler rally?
The most notable rally was the Nuremburg; these rallies were held annually from 1923 to 1938 in Nurnberg in Bavaria.
The role of other politicians
Heinrich Bruning
Heinrich Bruning became Chancellor in 1930. He took charge and as he feared inflation more than employment, he chose to increase taxes to reduce the budget deficit instead of increasing government spending to stimulate the economy. After this action, he decided to lower wages and spending reductions in place in an attempt to lower prices.
The role of other politicians
Kurt Von Schleicher
- Schleicher originally persuaded Hindenburg to appoint Bruning as Chancellor. Schleicher also eventually turned against Bruning asking the President to remove him.
- Schleicher opposed the decision to dissolve the Reichstag, believing that without elections the country would fall into a civil war.
- Once von Schleicher held power in Germany, he offered Hitler the position of Chancellor in order to take control over the rising threat that was the Nazi party, however Hitler refused.
The role of other politicians
Franz Von Papen
- Von Papen became Chancellor in 1932 with the support of General von Schleicher, however he had no political following and therefore lacked the majority in the Reichstag
- in Septemer 1932, Papen had persuaded Hindenburg to dissolve the Reichstag but not call new elections.