Why did Hitler become Chancellor in 1933? Flashcards
How would a presidential government encourage more voters for the Nazis?
-people had lost hope and needed change->turned to extremist groups like the Nazis
-Hitler made promised and drew people into the party
What did Von Schleicher (army general) tell Hindenburg about Von Papen? What was a result of this? When?
-his plan to abolish the Weimar Constitution->fired and replaced with Von Schleicher
-1932?
Who did Von Papen approach to do what? When?
-Hitler
-to make a coalition so he came to power again
-1932?
Was Hindenburg convinced by Von Papen and Hitler’s plan? What was a result of this?
-yes
-Hitler was made chancellor and Von Papen was made vice chancellor
What was the ‘Backstairs Intrigue’?
-a secret discussion by Weimar politicians that led to Hitler being asked to be Chancellor
How did the Structure of the Weimar constitution allow Hitler to become chancellor?
-article 48->lots of loopholes that meant that Hitler could come to power
-presidential government
-lack of stable government->coalitions during a time of crisis->lack of decision making
How did Weimar failing to cope with the depression lead to a reason Hitler could become chancellor?
-poor solutions->increase taxes and decrease benefits
-lack of planning->benefits only covered 800,000 unemployed not 6.1 million
-too reliant on US loans
-Hitler gained power due to people starting to turn to extremist groups so he targeted the unemployed and people who were struggling
How important was the weaknesses of Weimar in helping Hitler becoming Chancellor?
-caused decrease in popularity->increase in popularity for Hitler because he targeted people who felt most vulnerable and many of those people turned to extremist groups for support
How did the reorganisation of the Nazi Party help Hitler become chancellor?
-Gaue system->gauleiter of Berlin was Goebbels (chief of propaganda)->meant Hitler had more widespread support, power and influence
How did propaganda help Hitler become chancellor?
-Hitler Youth influence was 100,000
-soup kitchens and charity drives targeted the unemployed
-targeted propaganda at the vulnerable like unemployed, farmers and youth->more naive/vulnerable led to the gain of support quickly
How many seats did the Nazi Party have in 1928 compared to 1932 but what was it in November 1932?
-12 in 1928
-230 in 1932
-decreased to 196 in November 1932
How important was Nazi popularity and who was targeted by the Nazis in helping Hitler becoming chancellor?
-he targeted the vulnerable who were desperate->when they heard Hitler’s promises it made the Nazis grow in popularity
-his propaganda made the Nazi party grow in popularity leading to a gain in seats
How did political intrigue help Hitler become chancellor?
-Von Papen approached Hitler to make a coalition so we could come to power again->Hindenburg was convinced and Hitler became chancellor and Von Papen became vice chancellor->meant that Hitler rose to power through connections
How important was political intrigue in helping Hitler becoming chancellor?
-if Hitler didn’t gain the support of Von Papen he wouldn’t have the connections to gain power so quickly and become chancellor
