4.2 The rise of Hitler

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What year did Hitler join the German army? 1914
Where did he go in 1918 after the war? What did he become there? Munich to join a small right-wing party He quickly became their Führer
What did he rename them? What uniform? National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazis) Brown shirts
What was the private army called? Storm Troopers (SA) led by Ernst Röhm
When did Hitler try to seize power in Munich? Did he? 1923 during great inflation No, the Nazis were defeated by the army
What did the Mein Kampf show? Hitler's hatred for Jews, communists, democrats and the Versailles Treaty
What 3 plans were revealed in Mein Kampf? Destroying the Versailles Treaty Uniting all Germans into a great Third Reich (empire) Conquering Slav lands in Eastern Europe (Lebensraum)
What had happened by the time Hitler was released from prison in 1925? Mussolini had destroyed democracy from within
What did Hitler set up? An elite group, the SS (Schutzstaffel) to act as his bodyguard
Who led it? Heinrich Himmler
How many seats did the Nazis win in the general election 1928? 12 out of 608 due to improved economic condition
How did Hitler get nation-wide publicity? His campaign against the Young Plan in which Germany agreed to pay reduced reparations
What did the Great Depression convince Germans? Democracy had failed to protect them
How many votes did the Nazi Party get in the 1930 election? How many did communists get? 5 million Communists got 1 million
Who was Brüning? the Chancellor who wanted to cut wages and government spending on welfare
What did Hitler do? Tour the country attacking Brüning, offering simple explanations for the Depression
What did he claim would solve problems and restore German self-respect and power? "Strong government"
Who did SS and SA thugs beat up at meetings? Opponents and communist "Red guards"
Which three 1932 elections helped Hitler gain power? March election against Hindenburg July general election November general election
What percent of votes did Nazis get in March? 37%
How many seats did Nazis win in July? Communists? 230 out of 608 89 out of 608
Why was there another general election in November? No coalition government was formed between anti-democratic and democratic governments
How many seats did the Nazis win in November? Only 186 seats because some people deserted them
Who was von Papen? A German diplomat
Why did he persuade Hindenburg to let Hitler become Chancellor? He felt he could control Hitler
How many Nazis were made Ministers? What position did one of them have? Only two In charge of police, who enrolled SS and SA in the police force
What did Hitler do in March? What could the SS and SA do? Called another election Intimidate and attack communists and socialists
What percentage of the votes did the Nazis get? Only 44% despite intimidation and violence
What did Hitler do? Asked Reichstag to pass Enabling Act
What did this do? Declared Germany was in danger giving government special emergency powers to save it
Who was the only party who did not vote for it? Social Democrats
What did this mean? The Weimar democracy fell
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