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18 Cards in this Set
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How did he initially try to gain power? |
Munich Putsch - Occupied a beer hall where local government leaders were meeting, forcing them to promise to get onside with his revolution. Him and the SA marched into Munich but police fired on them and defeated them. |
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What beliefs were presented in Mein Kampf? |
Aryan was masterrace. Wanted Germany and Austria to be combined (Anschluss). Reverse Treaty of Versailles. Germans had a right to more living space (Lebensraum). |
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What did Hitler do after he was released from prison? (2) |
The Nazi party was outlawed after the Munich Putsch, so he reestablished it himself. Changed his method to a democratic way, rather than overthrowing the government. |
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How did unemployment change after the Crash? |
2 million in 1929. 6 million in 1933. |
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How were the 1929 economic problems made worse? (2) |
1931 - Germany's biggest bank collapsed. Weimar governments kept changing. |
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Why did the Nazi's increase in popularity? |
Strong, Kaiser-like leadership. Some people supported the anti-Communist and anti-Semitic views. |
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How many members did the Nazi party have by 1930? |
300,000 |
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What changed for the Nazis in the Reichstag? |
Votes went from 800,000 to 6,409,000 from 1928 to 1930. Deputies went from 12 to 107 from 1928 to 1930. |
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How did the 1932 election go? |
Hindenburg (reelection) beat Hitler's after the second ballot as there was no majority in first. |
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Who was the Chancellor over the years? |
Hindenburg appointed the inexperienced Franz von Papen. Nazi's became biggest party in the Reichstag but didn't have a majority so Hitler demanded to be made Chancellor but Hindenburg didn't trust him so kept Von Papen. |
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What happened in the votes between 1932 and 1933? |
Nazis lost 34 seats in the November 1932 elections. Hitler, after being made Chancellor in 1933, called for another election in March 1933. |
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How did the Nazis win in 1933? (4) |
Controlled the media. Banned opposition meetings. Used the SA to terrorise opponents. Blamed Reichstag fire on Communists. |
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How did Hitler gain full control? |
Declared the Communist party illegal as he didn't get a majority so that he had enough support to push through Enabling Bill. This let him govern for four years without parliament. |
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The Night of the Long Knives? |
On 29-30th of June 1934. Ernst Rohm, leader of the 400,000 strong SA, was seen to be Hitler's biggest threat. Killed several hundred people, mainly high ranking SA officers. |
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How did Hitler gain full dictatorship? |
Hindenburg died in 1934, so he combined the Chancellor and President roles. |
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How was the Nazi party organised? |
The Fuhrer. Reichsleiters - Goebbels and Himmler. Gauleiters - Loyal Nazi in charge of province. |
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Why did the Industrialists side with Hitler? (2) |
Laws banning trade unions, combined them all into the German Labour Front. Anti-Communist. |
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Why was Hitler made Chancellor? |
Von Paper was inexperienced and unpopular - The Reichstag held a vote to whether they supported Von Paper and he only got 32 votes. |
