The document summarizes key events from 1930-1933 that led to Hitler becoming Chancellor of Germany in January 1933. It describes the political instability of the early 1930s including Chancellor changes and Reichstag elections. Hindenburg did not want Hitler as Chancellor at first but growing unrest, ineffective leadership, and pressure from elites led Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as Chancellor on January 30, 1933 with von Papen as Vice-Chancellor, believing they could control Hitler.

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

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

4. Political Instability: 1930 -
1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor
• 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.

5. Political Instability: 1930 -
• 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.
1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

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

7. Overview of 1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor
• 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.

8. Reichstag elections: July
1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor
• 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.

9. Reichstag elections:
November 1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor
• 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.

10. Reichstag elections:
November 1932
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
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

11. Reichstag elections:
November 1932
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.
December
1932
Hindenburg
makes von
Schleicher
Chancellor
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor

12. Reichstag elections:
November 1932
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor
• 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.

13. January 1933
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor
• 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.

14. 30 January 1933
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor
• 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.

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

16. What's going on?
LO: Understand
the events that
lead to Hitler
becoming
Chancellor
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.

17. Why did Hitler become
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?
Chancellor?

18. Why did Hitler become
Chancellor?
LO: To explain
why Hitler was
able to
become
Chancellor
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