Why was Hitler Able To Dominate Germany Flashcards
When were the nazi party founded
January 1919 by Anton Drexler
What were some of the early aims of the nazis
To destroy the treaty of Versailles
Lebensraum
Großdeutschland
Citizenship only given to German people
What were some of the positives of the Munich putsch
-Gained Hitler a lot of publicity
-Hitler realised he needed to use more democratic means to take power instead of violence
-Hitler wrote Mein kampf while In prison
Negatives of the Munich putsch
-The nazi party was banned until January 1925
-Rosenberg took over as leader of the Nazis and was a bad leader. The nazis didn’t grow during Hitlers time in prison
-The violence lost the Nazis the support of some
Why did Hitler start the Munich putsch
Hitler wanted to establish himself as a dictator and remove the Weimar government. He thought it was a good time as the government was occupied with the economic crisis and Hitler decided to make his move.
What happened in the Munich putsch
The Nazis surrounded the beer hall and nazi stormtroopers took over official buildings. However he let Kahr go and they reported what had happened to Berlin. The army and the police crushed the Munich putsch.
What were the main points in Mein kampf
-Only a dictator could make Germany great again
-Germany to find lebensraum to the east
-The Aryan race was superior
-Jews were the worst of all and had caused Germany to lose WW1
How did the Weimar Government bieng a coalition cause it to not be able to deal with the Great Depression
Meant that individual parties had to form coalitions to get a majority in the reichstag which meant that decision making was much slower and parties couldn’t agree
how did the Weimar government bieng unsure cause it to not deal with the great depression
The Weimar government didn’t know how to deal with the Great Depression. Chancellor Brauning raised taxes and cut public spending which made unemployment worse.
Impacts of the Great Depression on Germany
Before:
America had loaned money to Germany which had led to economic growth.
After:
The loans were withdrawn. Without the loans, Germany couldn’t pay reparations
Before:
Wages and welfare improved and unemployment decreased
After:
Businesses went bankrupt and By 1932 there were 6.5 million unemployed.
How did the Great Depression help the Nazis
Before:
There seemed to be no need to overthrow democracy as it was working
After:
The Nazis plan to abolish the TOV seemed like a good plan to solve Germany’s problems and Hitlers ideas of rearmerment and road building could improve the economy
Before:
The Weimar parties co-operated with each other to provide a stable government and Streseman was a strong leader who made effective decisions
After: Streseman died and the Weimar politicians were unable to agree to policies that would solve Germanys problems. Hitler could be the strong and decisive leader that Germany needed
How did negative cohesion make people support the Nazis
The middle class were afraid of the communist party which wanted to abolish private ownership of land and businesses. The Nazis could protect them from this
There was a view that there had been a moral decline under the Weimar Republic, including more drinking and gay people. The Nazis could return to German traditional values
Big businesses saw Hitler as the best chance for protection from the KPD and communists
How did the weakness of the Weimar Republic cause the rise of the nazis
There was a view that there had been a moral decline under the Weimar Republic because of more drinking and sexual openness. The nazis represented a return to traditional values
Politicians seemed unable to tackle the problems of the depression and unemployment was at nearly 6 million. Hitler seemed like the strong and decisive leader they needed.
How did the threat of communism cause the rise of the nazis
the middle class was afraid of the communist party because they wanted to abolish private ownership of land and businesses
The were frequency street fights between communists and police and the SA gave an impression of order
Business owners were scared of the communists and felt the Nazis would combat them which led to Nazis getting more funding.
When did Hitler become chancellor
January 1933
What was the reichstag fire
On February 27 1933
The reichstag was set on fire. Marcus van der lubbe was accused and people believed that it was part of a communist plot.
Hitler demanded special powers off Hindenburg.
What was the result of the reichstag fire
28 February-
Hindenburg passed the decree for the protection of the people and the state which gave Hitler special powers.
How did the Reichstag fire benefit the Nazis
The decree for the protection of the the people and the state allowed Hitler to restrict free speech, restrict the other parties to hold meetings and allowed imprisonment without trial.
A nazi was put in charge of the police which the Nazis used to their advantage.
Hitler could now use the news and radio for propoganda
Since the communists were blamed some people lost support for them.
How did the enabling act help the Nazis come to power
It allowed the Nazis to pass laws without the involvement of the Reichstag.
It gave Hitler permanent article 48 powers
It allowed Hitler to legally remove other threats to power. He used this to ban all political parties other than the nazi party
Why did Hitler choose to purge the Sa on the night of the long knives
The SA was beginning to get out do hand and was interfere in the running of the country
If Hitler used the SA to replace the army he would need to go along with some of their other parties that he didn’t like
The SA had the power to overthrow Hitler if they wanted
Why did Hitler choose the army over the SA on the night of the long knives
The army was well trained, organised and controlled which would be important if he wanted to regain land lost in the treaty of Versailles and expand.
The army had the support of businesses and conservatives that supplied Hitler with money
The armies leadership was far superior to the SAs in a battle
What happened on the night of the long knives
On 29th June 1934
Hitler called a meeting of all the SA meetings for the next day. The next day Hitler flew to Munich and arrested Rohm at gunpoint. Then he started the arrest and murder of all the SA leaders. Rohm was killed on 1 July 1934. Over a hundred SA leaders and important non Nazis were killed.
