Hitler's rise to power

Anmerkungen:

• Long term bitterness

1. Versailles

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   • Germans still bitter about T.O.V

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• Ineffective constitution

1. Article 48

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   • Emergency decree when the president can rule without the Reichstag
2. Proportional Representation

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   • Lots of different parties at once

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• Money

1. Wealthy businessmen

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   • Gave money for propaganda

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• Propaganda

1. 'Last Hope'

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• Programme

1. Promised something to all

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• Attacks on other parties

1. Attacked Jews
2. Corrupt courts

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   • If stormtroopers murdered someone they would not get put in prison
   • Created fear so no opposition really

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• Personal Qualities

1. Fantastic speaker
2. Very driven

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   • Thought God has sent him to be leader of Germany

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• Economic Depression

1. Wall St Crash
   1. Increased Hitlers popularity because people = poor

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• Recruited by Hindenburg

1. Hindenburg and von Papen

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   • Thought they could control Hitler
2. Had no choice, Hitler most popular part in Reichstag

1. Hitlers speeches got him publicity
2. Prison sentence = v short

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   • Sentenced to 5 years and only served 9 months
3. Mein Kampf

   Anmerkungen:

   • Became Nazi Bible
4. Wasn't allowed to speak publicly until 1927

1. Took Kahr (Leader of Bavaria) into custody
   1. Kahr was let go and informed the police
      1. Police met Nazis and gunfight started. Hitler arrested 2 days later.