Nazi consolidation of power- BACKGROUND INTO HITLER BECOMING CHANCELLOR

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The background into how Hitler became Chancellor.
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Question 1

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Who was the chancellor in 1930-1932?
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  • Hindenburg
  • Papen
  • Bruning

Question 2

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How was the country governed?
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  • It was governed by issuing decrees by using article 48
  • By voting within the Reichstag
  • By Hindenburg's friends

Question 3

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What were the two problems with issuing decrees ?
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  • - It made Hitler unpopular - the government had conflict with countries because of it
  • - Hindenburg's friends could influence which laws were made - Democracy was dying out

Question 4

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Why was Bruning unpopular?
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  • His policies didn't end the depression and angered people in high places such as landowners and business men
  • He went against what Hindenburg said
  • He wanted nationalisation of businesses

Question 5

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Who was the next chancellor after Bruning ?
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  • Schleicher , general
  • Franz Von Papen., centre party politician
  • Hitler

Question 6

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How many supporters did Papen first have in the Reichstag ?
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  • 50
  • 68
  • 20

Question 7

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What did Papen do to address the problem of having little support and what was the outcome?
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  • He persuaded Hindenburg to let him make decrees.
  • He resigned
  • Pulled a propaganda stunt
  • He held an election in July 1932 to get more supporters but failed

Question 8

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Why was Hitler refused as chancellor?
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  • Hindenburg mistrusted him and he was violent.
  • He didn't have enough experience

Question 9

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Papen put forward a vote of confidence in the Reichstag what was the outcome?
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  • 32 yes 513 no
  • 50 yes 90 no

Question 10

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Papen put forward a vote of confidence in the Reichstag what was the outcome?
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  • 32 yes 513 no
  • 50 yes 90 no

Question 11

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Papen held another election in November, when he got even fewer seats what did he then ask Hindenburg?
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  • If he could resign
  • That he should have a propaganda speech to aid his popularity
  • That he should be able to close the Reichstag and govern Germany by issuing decrees and have the army crush opposition.

Question 12

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Why did Schelicher think Papen's plan wouldn't work ?
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  • Because he would not be able to govern without help of the Reichstag
  • The Reichstag would turn communist
  • The Nazis and the communists would use violence against the government in retaliation to this and cause a civil war.

Question 13

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What happened to Schelicher to get him to resign as the next chancellor?
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  • He gained a lot of unpopularity
  • His decisions were not passed through the Reichstag so he asked Hindenburg for a governed state by decree and Hindenburg got suspicious at his change of heart so he was forced to resign.
  • Hitler became more popular than him and Hindenburg decided to have him as chancellor.

Question 14

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When was Hitler elected Chancellor?
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  • 30th Jan 1933
  • 1st feb 1933
  • 8th march 1941

Question 15

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What are the reasons for Hitler becoming Chancellor?
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  • He was greatly liked by Hindenburg, he had many Nazis in the Reichstag , he made a speech
  • Hindenburg had no alternative, Hitler the leader of the largest party, Hitler had been elected , they thought they could control him and the political forces of left and centre were too divided
  • Hindenburg decided that they needed a strong leader and this was Hitler, many of Hindenburg's friends were also Nazis so decided Hitler would be the best for the job

Question 16

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List three reasons why conservative government were prepared for a coalition:
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  • - Because Hitler was becoming a conservative -The conservatives liked the Nazi ideology - Hitler was very popular among them
  • - The conservatives needed support - They wanted more conservative members - They liked Hitler
  • - Mass support - Alluring promises: Vigorous attack on Germany's left wing - Rearmament as a precursor to economic and political expansion abroad
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