The document discusses the political situation and parties in Germany during the Weimar Republic after World War 1. It analyzes the Social Democratic Party (SPD) that governed and the opposition parties like the Spartacists and Nazi Party. It shows the Nazi Party receiving increasing votes from 1920-1932 elections. In 1932, the Nazi Party obtained the most votes and Hitler was appointed Chancellor by the President. When in power, Hitler purged the Nazi Party during the Night of the Long Knives in 1934 and consolidated his control over Germany.

2.  What did this man do when Germany was
defeated at the end ofWWI?

3.  What new regime appeared in Germany
then?

4. The states of theWeimer Republic and their capitals.
1925.
TheWeimar Republic.

5.  The political parties of the Weimer Republic:
1. Social-democratic party (moderate left-wing)
2. The Spartacists (extreme left-wing)
3. National socialist party (extrem right-wing)

6.  Which party governed in theWeimar
Republic?

7.  Which party governed in theWeimar
Republic?

8.  Which parties opposed to the government
of the SPD?

9. Which parties opposed to the
government of the SPD?
The Spartacists The Nazi Party

10.  Explain the opposition of the Spartacists to
the government.

11.  Explain the oposition of the Nazi party to the
government.

12.  Explain the oposition of the Nazi party to the
government.

13.  Which two crisis affected Germany?

14.  Which two crisis affected Germany?
What were the consequences?

15.  Evolution of the economic situation and the
votes between 1919 and 1932.
% votes
/parties
1919 1920 1924
may
1924
dicember
1928 1930 1932
july
1932
november
Nazi 0 0 6,6 3 2,6 18,3 37,3 33,1
National
Germans
10,3 14,9 19,5 20,5 14,2 7 5,9 8,8
Parties of
centre.
42,7 40,1 31,5 33,7 27,6 23,1 18,2 18,2
Socialists 37,9 21 20,5 26 29,8 24,6 21,6 20
Communists 7,8 20 12,6 9 10,6 13,1 14,3 19,9

16.  Which party obtained most of the votes in
the elections of 1932?

17.  Which party obtained most of the votes in
the elections of 1932?

18.  Who did the president of the Republic named
as chancellor?

19.  Who did the president of the Republic named
as chancellor?
Hitler seized power legally

20.  What did Hitler do when he came to power?

21. The Night of the Long Knives
 The Night of the Long Knives involved the violent purge
of certain members of the Nazi Party from June 30th to
July 2nd in 1934. Called the Nacht der langen Messer in
Germany, this event occurred over a series of days and
entailed the Nazi regime’s murder of those Hitler
considered to be political enemies. In particular, those
targeted belonged to the Strasserist, a left wing faction
of the Nazi Party that Hitler distrusted.
 Those killed during these events included leaders and
major figures in the Strasserist such as Kurt von
Schleicher (a former Chancellor), Gustav Ritter von
Kahr, and Gregor Strasser.Also targeted and killed were
the main leaders of the Sturmabteilung (SA), a
paramilitary organization of the Strasserist which operated
in a manner similar to the Brownshirts of Mussolini’s fascist
regime in Italy.
After the Night of the Long Knives, Hitler had eliminated both
real and perceived opposition in the Nazi Party. He was able to
put his main loyalists in charge of various operations in the
German government and further expand his ability to control
the government and the populace

22.  What happened in August 1934?

23.  What happened in August 1934?
Hindenburg
Head of the State.
Head of the
government.
President of the
only legal party.