How Hitler became Chacellor Flashcards

1
Q

what were the 4 main reasons why Hitler became chancellor

A

the depression
fear of communism
weaknesses of the WR
organisation of the nazis/ role of hitler

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2
Q

when was the wall street crash (D)

A

1929

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3
Q

how did the depression affect german businesses (D)

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industrial production dropped 40% by 1932 and wages dropped 14%

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4
Q

how did the depression affect the government (D)

A

the gig refused to print more money so Chancellor Bruning raised taxes and cut unemployment benefits

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5
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how did the depression affect german people (D)

A

led to mass unemployment and poverty

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6
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how many were unemployed in 1930 and 1932 (D)

A

1930 -3 million

1932 -6 million

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7
Q

which 3 groups lost their savings and went bankrupt because of the depression (D)

A

farmers
middle class
businessmen

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8
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give 3 ways the depression help the nazis (D)

A

caused more hatred to the WR
more people voted for extremist parties
Nazis promised to fix the economy

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9
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what did the nazis promise to give to all germans (D)

A

Bread and Work

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10
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how many votes did the nazis have in the Reichstag in 1933 (D)

A

288

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11
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who did the support for the communists (KPD) come from (FoC)

A

working class

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12
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how many members of parliament did the KPD have in 1932 (FoC)

A

100

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13
Q

which 3 groups of people feared a communist revolution (FoC)

A
businessmen
middle class
upper class
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14
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how did the 3 groups fearful of communist uprising do and why (FoC)

A

they began to fund and support the nazis as the Nazis hated the communists and frequently fought them in the streets and at their meetings

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15
Q

how many different coalition govs were there between 1919 and 1933 (WWR)

A

20

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16
Q

who made the WR look weak and useless and how (WWR)

A

President Hindenburg made the WR look weak by using arctic le 48 a lot

17
Q

give 4 reasons why germans hated the WR (WWR)

A

loss of WW1
stab in the back armistice
treaty of versailles
failure to fix depression

18
Q

give 2 ways the nazis organised themselves well (OoN)

A

set up Nazi offices all over Germany to recruit voters

had financial support off businessmen

19
Q

which 2 businessmen did the nazi party have support of (OoN)

A

Krupp and Bosch

20
Q

give 2 ways the SA helped Hitler become chancellor (OoN)

A

they made the nazis seem organised and reliable in a time of chaos
SA disrupted communists meeting and fought them in the streets

21
Q

at a certain clash with communists, how many were killed by nazis (OoN)

A

18

22
Q

give 4 examples of propaganda Joseph Goebbels used (OoN)

A

radios
films
posters
leaflets

23
Q

how many newspapers did the nazis own (OoN)

A

140

24
Q

what was the propaganda slogan used to spread message of unity (OoN)

A

One People, One Nation , One Leader

25
Q

give 3 groups that the propaganda targeted (OoN)

A

workers
farmers
businessmen

26
Q

how was Hitler shown in propaganda (3) (OoN)

A

a strong decisive leader, a veteran , a worker

27
Q

what did the propaganda show hitler as (OoN)

A

‘Germany’s Last Hope’

28
Q

how did Hitler use his skills as a speaker during his campaign (OoN)

A

flew to 6 cities a day to deliver speeches

29
Q

what election highlighted people’s views of Hitler as a future leader and how many votes did he get (OoN)

A

the 1932 Presidential Election when he got 11 million votes

30
Q

give 4 ways Hitler promised to make Germany great again (OoN)

A

restoring law and order
destroying communism
abolishing the ToV
fixing depression

31
Q

what did Hitler promise to businessmen (OoN)

A

protection from communism

32
Q

what did Hitler promise to the working class (2) (OoN)

A

‘Work and Bread’

return to traditional german values

33
Q

what did Hitler promise the middle class (3) (OoN)

A

strong leader
economic recovery
protection from communism

34
Q

what did Hitler promise farmers (OoN)

A

protection from communism