Failure of Weimar democracy

Question 1

What happened in the September 1930 election?

Answer 1

• no party won majority so there was a coalition
• Nazis were second largest party - 107 seats
• Heinrich Brüning of the centre party became chancellor, who was unpopular for raising taxes

Question 2

What did Hitler do between the 1930 and 32 elections?

Answer 2

• Nazis put up millions of posters and held rallies
• The SA beat up communists and disrupted their meetings
• Many Germans began to detect that the Weimar government was failing

Question 3

What happened in the July 1932 election?

Answer 3

• Bruning resigned so Hindenburg appointed Von Papen who held an election.
  Nazis were now the largest party in Germany

Question 4

What happened after the July 1932 election?

Answer 4

• Hitler demanded to be chancellor because of his success
• Hindenburg refused because he thought the Nazis were disruptive and gave the job to Von Papen again
• November 1932 election, Nazis were still the biggest and Von Papen resigned

Question 5

Who was the chancellor after Von Papen?

Answer 5

Kurt Von Schleicher

Question 6

When did Hitler become chancellor?

Answer 6

30th January 1933

Question 7

How did Hindenburg attempt to limit his power?

Answer 7

He appointed Von Papen as vice chancellor and only 2 other Nazis were allowed in the cabinet