Post by Mr Modica on May 29, 2013 19:12:06 GMT
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1929 – A very bad year for Germany
•Stresemann dies
•Wall street Crash – USA asks for it’s borrowed money back
•Unemployment starts to rise and is at 6 million by 1932
•Democratic government looks weak (again) especially to the middle class
•People start to look for a radical alternative promised by the Nazis and Communists
Elections of 1932
•Big business support Hitler due to a fear of the rise of the Communists
•They pay for the Nazi campaign, “Hitler over Germany”, where he flies to speak to people in big stadiums
•Nazis become the largest party in the Reichstag (July 1932 230 seats)
•Seats fall in November 1932 to 196 and the Communists’ seats start to rise
The Deal
•The Chancellor was called von Papen in December 1932. Hitler was the leader of the largest party but no one would work under him as Chancellor. Hindenburg replaced von Papen with General Schliecher. Von Papen made sure that Schliecher’s government collapsed. Von Papen persuaded Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor and himself Vice Chancellor, hoping that he could control him.
•Hitler becomes Chancellor 30th January 1933, he is also the leader of the largest party in the Reichstag
•Von Papen had no chance at trying to control him (although he did survive the Night of the Long Knives, unlike Schliecher)
(Miss Webster's site)
1929 – A very bad year for Germany
•Stresemann dies
•Wall street Crash – USA asks for it’s borrowed money back
•Unemployment starts to rise and is at 6 million by 1932
•Democratic government looks weak (again) especially to the middle class
•People start to look for a radical alternative promised by the Nazis and Communists
Elections of 1932
•Big business support Hitler due to a fear of the rise of the Communists
•They pay for the Nazi campaign, “Hitler over Germany”, where he flies to speak to people in big stadiums
•Nazis become the largest party in the Reichstag (July 1932 230 seats)
•Seats fall in November 1932 to 196 and the Communists’ seats start to rise
The Deal
•The Chancellor was called von Papen in December 1932. Hitler was the leader of the largest party but no one would work under him as Chancellor. Hindenburg replaced von Papen with General Schliecher. Von Papen made sure that Schliecher’s government collapsed. Von Papen persuaded Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor and himself Vice Chancellor, hoping that he could control him.
•Hitler becomes Chancellor 30th January 1933, he is also the leader of the largest party in the Reichstag
•Von Papen had no chance at trying to control him (although he did survive the Night of the Long Knives, unlike Schliecher)
(Miss Webster's site)