unit 4 - the crisis of the weimar republic (1929-1933) Flashcards
when was Paul von Hindenburg elected president of the weimar republic?
1925 April 25th
what was Hindenburgs attitude to the nazis?
hostile to the nazis, but tolerated them to go against the nazi’s
what was hindenburgs relationship with hitler like?
untrusting, but appointed him chancellor in 1933 due to political pressure
did hindenburg use article 48?
very frequently, undermined democracy
when did the wall street crash occur?
29th October 1929
how many people were unemployed in 1932?
6.1million
how many businesses went bankrupt during the GD?
50,000
What social issues stemmed from the GD?
widespread poverty, trauma and long-term untrusting in government
when did chancellor Muller resign due to the coalition failure?
March 27th, 1930
why did political extremism grow during the GD?
economic crisis radicalised people, making them vote KPD or Nazi
how many seats did the KPD get in 1928 to 1930 reichstag elections?
went from 54 in 1928 to 77 in 1930
who was Gregor Strasser?
the previous leader of the NSDAP, known for more socialist policies - against hitler
who was Kurt von Schleicher?
weimar chancellor in late 1932
how did schleicher lead to hitler becoming chancellor in 1933?
his failures to create a new government in the Reichstag led to Hitler being appointed due to Hitler’s popularity
when was hitler appointed chancellor of germany?
januray 30, 1933
why was hitler allowed to appointed as chancellor? by who?
popularity
elite right (Franz Von Papen) thought they could use his popularity to stabilise government.
what is the timeline of chancellors?
Muller (1928-30)
Bruning (1930-32)
Papen (1932-32)
Scheicher (1932-33)
Hitler (1933-)
how many emergency decrees compared to acts were passed during Brunings time as chancellor?
109 emergency decrees
29 small acts
why did Bruning fall from grace?
banking crisis (1931 - collapse of Danat bank)
people preferred the right-wing
what example is there of Bruning was abusing his power/political turmoil during the collapse?
after proposing to cut budgets, declined by reichstag (256 votes to 193) he used article 48 to put it through
what was paper like as a chancellor?
made a government of rich politicians and industrialists, and dissolved the reichstag to keep relations with the nazis
why did papens government fail? evidence?
no confidence in government, 512 vote of no confidence
what did scheicher want in a government?
a stable political landscape
support from the left
socialists from the NSDAP
why did scheicher fail?
NSDAP got angry, democracy was in ruins
how many votes did hindenburg and hitler get in the 1932 election for president?
hindenburg - 19.3 million
hitleler - 13.4 million
