The Failure Of Weimar Democracy

Question 1

Election results 1928

Answer 1

Nazis not very popular
only 2.6% of votes
Won 12 seats in the Reichstag (German parliament)

Question 2

Election results 1930

Answer 2

Situation changed because of the Great Depression
Nazis gained support
18.3% of the votes
Winning 107 seats
Many people turned to them because they want solutions to the economic problems

Question 3

Election results 1932 (July)

Answer 3

Nazis became the largest party
37.3% of votes
Winning 230 seats
Showed that more people were trusting Hitler and his promises

Question 4

Election results 1932 (November)

Answer 4

Nazis lost some support
33.1% of votes
Winning 196 seats
Remained biggest party, but support started to decline

Question 5

Papen

Answer 5

Politician, former chancellor
Supported Hitler, wanted to use him to gain power
Convinced Hindenburg to appoint Hitler, believing it would help fight against communism + bring order

Question 6

Hindenburg

Answer 6

President of Germany, a respected military leader
Early 1930s - worried about Nazis, thought he could control Hitler
Jan 1933 - made Hitler chancellor, thinking it would help stabilise the government

Question 7

Hitlers appointment as chancellor

Answer 7

Germany struggling due to Great Depression
Nazi party grew more popular, biggest party in the elections, not enough votes to control everything
Franz von Papen - thought he could control Hitler
President Hindenburg - agreed to make Hitler Chancellor

This led to Hitler gaining more power

Question 8

What was the Great Depression

Answer 8

Economic crisis, started in 1919 - late 1930s
Began when stock market in the U.S. crashed - caused many banks to close, businesses to fail
Lots of people lost their jobs + homes, many were poor
Countries struggled with high unemployment + less trade
Governments tried to help, took a while for things to get better