Rise Of The Nazis 🌝🌝🌝

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The Germans admitted defeat in November 1918 and after the abdication of their kaiser, they were forced into signing a peace treaty - the Treaty of Versailles - and the democratic Weimar Government was formed. In the year 1933, on the 30th of January, Hitler became chancellor of Germany.

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weaknesses of the weimar republic (k)

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- The Weimar constitution aimed to create a fair and democratic Germany and indeed all men and women of the age of 20 and over could vote. which was more democratic than Britain.

- The republic believed in proportional representation, believing that seats in parliament should be won according to the percentage of votes won. Weak

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weaknesses of the weimar republic (a)

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it can be argued that to a large extent the weaknesses of the weimar government was an important reason why the Nazis achieved power in 1933 because on paper it was the ‘world’s most perfect democracy’ but in reality this could have been its downfall as they did not get the support they required which allowed the Nazi party support to grow.

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weimar republic (a+)

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however the weaknesses of the weimar republic was less important because although PR was supposed to help smaller parties like the nazis, it also helped extremist parties on the left like the communists into the Reichstag who were the nazis biggest opposition, therefore it did not only help the nazis ʕ⁎̯͡⁎ʔ

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resentment towards the treaty of versailles (k)

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- in january 1919, an international conference was held in paris in the palace of versailles where clemenceau of france, lloyd-george of britain and wilson of america met to discuss the terms of a peace treaty

- the treaty of versailles was formed and despised by the germans due to the terms included, such as the german army being limited to 100,00 men, land take from them and given to other countries and they had to accept blame for the war, paying £6.6bn in reparations.

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the resentment towards the treaty of versailles (a)

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it can be argued that to a certain extent the resentment towards the treaty of versailles was an important reason why the nazis achieved power in 1933 because the german people were angry and wanted revenge for this forced peace - the nazi party offered them that

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the resentment towards the treaty of versailles (a+)

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however the resentment towards the treaty of versailles was less important because the german army was about to collapse - the move to democracy was a ploy to try and get a better peace settlement and had germany not converted to a democratic government their punishment would have been even harsher and most reasonable germans knew this.

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economic difficulties (k)

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- germany was behind on reparation payments so on the 11th of january, 1923, french and belgian troops invaded the ruhr to make up for the money, however the workers were ordered to go on strike - they still needed money but money wasn’t being made resulting in the printing of paper money in such extreme amounts the value plummeted; this is hyperinflation

- on october 3rd 1929, the ud stock market suddenly collapsed - more money was lost in one day in america than the country had lost in WW1; this was called the wall street crash

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economic difficulties (a)

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it can be argued that to a certain extent economic difficulties was an important reason why the nazis rose to power in 1933 because many germans, particularly the middle class, never forgave the weimar government for humiliation that was forced on them due to hyperinflation and it was these people that turned to the nazis.

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economic difficulties (a+)

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however the economic difficulties were less important because by 1924, weimar was experiencing a ‘golden age’ of prosperity and wealth and support for democracy grew with the economy - showing that the effects of hyperinflation were not long lasting

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economic difficulties (e)

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- in evaluation the economic difficulties were not the most important reason in the nazis achieving power in 1933 because most of the nazis’ votes came from communities and small towns, destroying the belief that unemployed men in the cities all voted for the nazis

this shows that voters were not always voting for the Nazis for economic reasons and that the main reason was that they saw Democracy as weak.

- therefore the weaknesses of the weimar government was the most important reason why the nazis achieved power in 1933 as coalition after coalition led to the belief in germany that democracy was weak and unstable and the nazis explained this to promise voters a return to a strong government

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the appeal of hitler and the nazis after 1928 (k)

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- hitler was seen as a dynamic, young leader who campaigned using modern methods and was a charismatic speaker.

- the nazi party promised the germans things the weimar government never, like jobs for the unemployed and swore they’d rip up the treaty of versailles, rebuild the german army and stop paying reparations

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the appeal of hitler and the nazis after 1928 (a)

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it can be argued that to a certain extent the appeal of hitler and the nazis after 1928 was an important reason why the nazis achieved power in 1933 as hitler gained support because of his promises and enthusiasm and he gave people scapegoats, e.g the jews.

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the appeal of hitler and the nazis after 1928 (a+)

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however the appeal of hitler and the nazis after 1928 was less important as the nazi party policies were clearly contradictory- i.e, better wages for workers but also restricting the power of trade unions - and many germans were able to see through the nazis’ unrealistic propositions

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the appeal of hitler and the nazis (e)

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- in evaluation the appeal of hitler and the nazis was not the most important reason why the nazis achieved power in 1933 because the nazis needed the economic crises for people to listen to their promises - they had the same policies during the golden age of 1924-29 yet they were only gaining around 800,000 votes in 1928.

this shows that whilst hitler and the nazis would have had no chance getting votes without economic crises, it was the weimar republic alone that allowed him to even be in parliament

- therefore the weaknesses of the weimar republic was the most important reason for the nazis achieved power in 1933 because extreme left and right wing parties were able to enter parliament under this system which allowed the nazi party to enter the reichstag

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the weaknesses and mistakes of others (k)

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- in the single year of 1932, Germany had three different chancellors, first was Brüning who failed to deal with the economic problems in the country after the Wall Street Crash, then there was Von Papen, who held an election hoping for a majority but lost to the Nazis and finally, Von Schleicher, who Von Papen plotted against.

- On the other hand, the left-wing Social Democrats and Communists probably would have been a strong government but they were absolutely unable to work with each other after the violent events of he Spartacus Uprising in 1919.

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the weaknesses and mistakes of others (a)

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it can be argued that to a certain extent the weaknesses and mistakes of others was an important reason why the nazis achieved power in 1933 because the actions of the right-wing politicians helped Hitler into power as due to their opposition to Communism and democracy, they convinced President Hindenburg against his own wishes to put Hitler in the position of German chancellor, the leader of the Reichstag in 1933 in hope he would protect their own interests.

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the weaknesses and mistakes of others (a+)

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however, the weaknesses and mistakes of others was less important as Hindenburg appointed Hitler chancellor to ‘keep an eye on him’ and it was not until the Reichstag Fire in February 1933 that Hitler passed the Enabling Act which gave him the real authority to pass laws in Germany.