Hitler's Germany 1929-39
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- Created on: 02-11-12 15:45
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How the Nazis achieved power 1929-33
- Hitler joined the German Workers Party as its 7th member
- He became its leader and changed its name to the National Socialist German Workers Party, the Nazi Party for short
- Great depression
- 6 million unemployed by 1933
- hyperinflation
- Communists and Jews blamed for Germany's problems
- Meant extremist groups i.e. Nazis became more popular as they offer strong leadership compared to Weimar Republic
- 1930 election - Nazis (the National Socialists) did well and came second (107 seats)
- No party had a majority so Chancellor Heinrich Bruning ruled by emergency decree
- 1932 Presidential election - Hitler defeated by Hindenburg
- Hindenburg appoints vonPapen as Chancellor. Even though he is inexperienced, no one has real support in Reichstag. Leader of the Centre Party
- July 1932 election - Nazis won 230 seats and become largest party in Reichstag
- Hindenburg didn't trust Hitler
- Reichstag Fire of February 1932
- Hitler used it as propaganda against Communists
- Marinus van der Lubbe accused, arrested and executed
- Many Communist leaders arrested, Communist meeting broken up and their newspapers were closed down
- Law for the Protection of the People and the State introduced
- Ended all constitutional freedoms and gave the police total control (Germany became a police state)
- November 1932 election - Nazis lost seats (196 seats)
- December 1932 - von Schleicher appointed as Chancellor
- Tried to break up Nazi Party by causing divisions
- 30th January 1933 - Hitler made Chancellor
- March 1933 election - Nazis won 288 seats, but this is still not a…
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