Why did Hindenburg appoint Hitler as Chancellor?

Question 1

What economic impacts did unemployment and banks have on Weimar?

Answer 1

-the government had to pay unemployment benefits->don’t like unemployment->large numbers of unemployed and Germany didn’t have money to pay benefits
-they could rise taxes and cut benefits or just rise taxes
-Weimar had to support the banks with loans

Question 2

Who was Bruning?

Answer 2

-Chancellor from 1930-1932

Question 3

Why did Bruning resign?

Answer 3

-due to his failure to deal with the economic depression and lack of support from Hindenburg

Question 4

Why did Von Papen (Chancellor) get fired?

Answer 4

-Von Schleicher (army general) told Hindenburg about Von Papen’s (Chancellor) plan to abolish the Weimar Constitution

Question 5

Who was Von Papen replaced with?

Answer 5

-Von Schleicher

Question 6

Who did Von Papen approach to make a coalition? Why?

Answer 6

-Hitler
-so he could come to power again

Question 7

Was Hindenburg convinced about the Von Papen and Hitler coalition? What was a result?

Answer 7

-he was
-Hitler became Chancellor and Von Papen was vice Chancellor

Question 8

What is the difference between a parliamentary and a presidential government?

Answer 8

-parliamentary->where the Chancellor is chosen by the people
-presidential->where the Chancellor is chosen by the government

Question 9

How does the decline in the parliamentary government undermine democracy?

Answer 9

-decline in democracy->people are desperate for change

Question 10

How did a decline in democracy lead to challenges in handling the depression crisis?

Answer 10

-people had lost faith in Weimar as the crisis wasn’t being dealt with and they started voting for other parties
-if you have a presidential government where you rely on Hindenburg for decision making you don’t have support of the people
-Article 48 was passed a lot->eg Von Papen didn’t have much support and people trying to back up his ideas/decision->he couldn’t achieve his ‘aims’

Question 11

Why did the Nazis get more votes?

Answer 11

-people had lost hope and needed change and turned to extremist groups like the Nazis->Hitler made promises and drew people to the party

Question 12

What was the ‘Backstairs Intrigue’?

Answer 12

-was the secret discussions by Weimar politicians that led to Hitler being asked to be Chancellor

Question 13

What does ‘Greater Popularity Because Of Forced Dictatorship’ stand for in terms of Hitler’s rise to power?

Answer 13

-Great Depression 1929
-Propaganda
-Bamberg Conference 1926
-Oracy
-Fear of Communism
-Demographic