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23 Cards in this Set
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What had the NSDAP become by July 1932?
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The biggest party in the Reichstag
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When did Hitler stand for election as President?
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March 1932
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In the presidential elections of March 1932 how many votes did Hindenburg, Hitler and Thällmann poll?
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Hindenburg - 18 million
Hitler - 11 million Thällmann - 5 million |
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Why was the presidential election repeated in April 1932?
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No candidate had achieved 50% of the vote
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In the presidential elections of April 1932 how many votes did Hindenburg, Hitler and the Communist receive?
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Hindenburg - 18 million
Hitler - 13 million Communist - 4 million |
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When/who was the SA/SS banned by presidential decree?
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April 1932
Moderate socialist chancellor Brüning |
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What did Kurt von Schleicher do in retaliation to the banning of the SA/SS?
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Got together a coalition of right-wing groups, consisting of landowners, industrialists and army officers.
He persuaded Hindenburg they had majority vote in the Reichstag and Brüning was sacked |
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Who did von Schleicher choose as the figurehead for his new coalition?
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Wealthy, gentleman politician, ex-General von Papen
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When did Hindenburg make von Papen chancellor?
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May 1932
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Why did von Schleicher offer the NSDAP a place in his coalition?
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He thought he could control them, seeing them as 'merely children who had to be led by the hand'.
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Why did Hitler agree to the coalition?
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Hitler and the Nazi party were, for the first time, part of the government of Germany
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What did Hitler demand of Hindenburg after the July 1932 elections? What was the outcome?
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He demanded Hindenburg to sack von Papen and make him chancellor. Hindenburg denied, he hated Hitler, seeing him only as a jumped up corporal.
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What did von Papen hope would happen in his November election of 1932? What did happen?
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Von Papen hoped Nazi votes would fall.
They fell from 230 - 196 but they were still the largest party. |
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Why did von Papen resign as chancellor?
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He realised he couldn't hold majority support in the Reichstag without Hitler and the Nazi Party's support, nor the confidence of Hindenburg
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How many business tycoons signed a letter asking Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as chancellor? Give 4 examples.
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39
Krupp Siemens Thyssen Bosch |
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Why did the business tycoons sign the letter to appoint Hitler as chancellor?
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They thought that with donations to his party they could control him.
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What was Hindenburg's response to the letter about Hitler becoming chancellor?
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He refused and appointed von Schleicher as chancellor on 2 December 1932.
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What did von Schleicher tell an Austrian minister about Hitler?
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He said that "Herr Hitler is no longer a problem; his movement is a thing of the past."
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After consistently failing to get a majority in the Reichstag what did von Schleicher do?
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He informed Hindenburg (correctly) that von Papen and Hitler were conspiring against him and that he needed Hindenburg to suspend the constitution and declare von Schleicher head of a military dictatorship.
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What was the consequence for von Schleicher of telling Hindenburg to suspend the constitution?
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The news of von Schleicher's plan leaked out, he lost remaining support on the Reichstag.
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What did von Papen tell Hindenburg and right wing parties towards the end of von Schleicher's time as chancellor?
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If they supported Hitler as Chancellor and von Papen as vice-chancellor they could make all the decisions and use Hitler as a figurehead.
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How did Hindenburg react to von Papen's plan for Hitler as chancellor?
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He reluctantly agreed there was no alternative and said "It is my unpleasant duty then, to appoint this fellow Hitler as Chancellor".
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When was Hitler legally and democratically appointed Chancellor of Germany?
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30 January 1933
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