Hitlers rise to power

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  • Hitlers rise to power
    • Propaganda
      • Hitler appointed Joseph Goebbels as minister of propaganda-> meant he could change the truth to suit Hitlers needs
      • produced range of propaganda leaflets and posters that depicted Hitler as hero and Savior
      • used simple effective slogans such as "work and bread" and Hitler our last hope"
        • Helped Hitler get votes
      • Germans believed its was Jews who were to blame
    • Great depression
      • stock market on wall street crashed- USA thrown into great depression
        • couldn't afford to afford to keep lending money to Germany- were forced to call back their loans
          • led to great depression hitting Germany as well
      • Germany suffered poverty, hunger, homelessness, unemployment
        • people fed up- wanted a solution
          • german people were ready to listen to Hitlers claims that he could fix Germany's problems by tearing up treaty of Versailles, destroying Weimar government, building army and expelling Jews
    • Political scheming
      • Reichstag-> in trouble
        • government had different political parties who couldn't agree on any issues
          • no problems could be solved
      • Hindenburg was ruling the country
        • needed support from Nazis as they had become largest single party in Germany
      • Hindenburg offered position of vice chancellor to Hitler
        • thought with Nazi support, they could solve problems in Reichstag
          • Hitler refused and declared if they wanted support from Nazis- he would have to be head chancellor
            • Hitler agreed- thought he could control Hitler and use him to their will
    • Personal qualities
      • He was a good organizer and politician
      • His self-belief persuaded people to believe in him.
      • Hitler was a brilliant speaker, and his eyes had a peculiar power over people.
      • clear on what he hoped to achieve as Germanys leader
      • supported by muscle of SA
    • SA/ organisation
      • as Hitler took control of Nazi party, he set up SA
      • group of men who kept order at mass rallies and beat up any opposition to Hitler
        • acted like Hitlers personal army
      • became known as brown shirts
      • when Germany suffered poverty, people turned to Nazis
        • SA and Hitlers plans made them look proactive and well organised

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