Events of 1932_and_1933 2015

1. Learning Objectives: Understand the events that lead to
Hitler becoming Chancellor
To explain why Hitler was able to become Chancellor
Events of 1930 and 1933

2. RECAP: Factors that helped the
Nazi Party to Power
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3. Learning Objectives: Understand the events that lead to
Hitler becoming Chancellor
To explain why Hitler was able to become Chancellor
Events of 1930 and 1933
Using the slide
below create a
timeline to show the
events that led to
Hitler becoming
Chancellor in 1933

4. • Reichstag in 1930 refused to pass emergency
laws to deal with the economic crisis.
– Muller’s government fell
– Hindenburg appointed Bruning.
• Bruning thought that the depression would right
itself with a cut in spending on unemployment
benefit.
• When the Reichstag voted against these
proposals the Reichstag was dismissed and
Hindenburg ruled by presidential decree under
Article 48.
– This set the tone for the use of Article 48.
Political Instability: 1930 -
1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

5. • After the election of 1930
Bruning’s problems multiplied.
• The German people instead
of voting for the centre
parties voted for extremes of
left and right.
• Bruning’s party was now the
4th
largest = unpopular choice.
• His policies failed to end
depression
• In May 1932 Hindenburg got
Bruning to resign.
Political Instability: 1930 -
1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

6. Who are the three figures below and what part
did they play in Hitler's rise to Chancellor?
Events of 1932 and 1933
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

7. • The Nazis were the largest
party.
• Normally the leader of
this party would be made
Chancellor, but the other
parties in the Reichstag
wouldn’t work with Hitler.
• As President, Hindenburg
had the right to appoint
the Chancellor and he
didn’t want Hitler.
Overview of 1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

8. • Nazis won 37% of the vote (230 seats).
• This was their best result ever and were now
the largest party, Hitler demanded to be
made Chancellor but Hindenburg hated
him.
• Hindenburg made Franz von Papen
Chancellor. Von Papen had no support in
the Reichstag but he hoped to create a
right-wing coalition government with the
support of the Nazis and other right-wing
parties.
• Hitler refused to co-operate so Hindenburg
called another election.
Reichstag elections: July
1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

9. • A bad election for the
Nazis.
• They used to
propaganda to try to win
votes but the violence of
the SA was losing them
support.
• Their vote fell to 33% (196
seats).
• They were still the largest
party but morale was
low.
Reichstag elections:
November 1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

10. In Nov 1932 elections the
Communist Party won 100
seats.
Hitler created a sense of
panic by claiming a
‘Bolshevik Revolution’ - the
Nazis could stop it.
Top businessmen feared this
revolution. They sent a
petition to Hindenburg for
Hitler to become
Chancellor.
“Death to Lies”
Marxism High Finance
Reichstag elections:
November 1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

11. General von Schleicher stopped supporting von
Papen as he thought he himself should be
Chancellor. This led to a power struggle between
him and von Papen.
Reichstag elections:
November 1932
December
1932
Hindenburg
makes von
Schleicher
Chancellor
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

12. Reichstag elections:
November 1932
• Hindenburg appointed
Scleicher as Chancellor
but he was as ineffective
as his predecessors.
• Schleicher had previously
persuaded Hindenburg to
sack Bruning. He had
great influence over
Hindenburg.
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

13. • Von Papen privately
agrees to work with Hitler.
Hitler will be Chancellor
and von Papen will be in
the cabinet.
• Von Papen asks
Hindenburg to make Hitler
Chancellor, he refuses.
• Von Schleicher resigns as
he can’t get support in
the Reichstag.
January 1933
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

14. • Hindenburg wants von Papen back but this
would be unpopular and may lead to people
turning against the President.
• Von Papen says that as there are few Nazis in
the Cabinet, they could make Hitler Chancellor
but keep him under control.
• Von Papen thought that he could control
Hitler.
• Von Papen boasted that he would be able to
‘tame‘ Hitler.
• Hindenburg makes Hitler Chancellor and von
Papen Vice-Chancellor.
30 January 1933
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

15. 30 January 1933
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

16. July 1932 – von Papen Chancellor
December 1932 – von Schleicher
Chancellor
January 1933 – von Papen secretly agrees
to work with Hitler
Von Papen asks Hindenburg to make Hitler
Chancellor, denied
30th
Jan 1933 – Hitler Chancellor, von Papen
Vice-Chancellor.
What's going on?
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

17. Why did Hitler become
Chancellor?
LO: To explain
why Hitler was
able to
become
Chancellor
You have 9 factors
on cards. All of
these factors
helped Hitler to
become
Chancellor of
Germany, but
which factors were
the most
important?

18. You will create a bullet point essay on why Hitler became
Chancellor.
You will need to write a formal introduction and conclusion
You will then need to write bullet point statements under the
headers below.
•The Depression
•Leadership
•Nazi Party Approaches
•The Weimar Republic’s Weaknesses and Mistakes
•Hindenburg was Persuaded to Appoint Hitler as the
Chancellor
Why did Hitler become
Chancellor?
LO: To explain
why Hitler was
able to
become
Chancellor