Von Papen

Question	Answer
Background	Recommended as Chancellor by von Schleicher; connections with aristocracy, Catholicism, big business; perceived as weak, inable and easy to influence
Influence and Power in Weimar Germany	Part of non-party government of national concentration - presidential government dominated by Junkers; was the second most powerful person in Germany whilst Chancellor
Assistance to the Nazis	To get his own back on von Schleicher, he persuaded Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as Chancellor and himself as Vice-Chancellor; also influenced Hitler's original cabinet position in 1932
End of life	Resigned from vice-chancellorship after the Night of Long Knives; became German Ambassador in Austria and Turkey; found not guilty of war crimes in Nuremburg Trials; lived privately until dying aged 90

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	Created by Elizabeth Carr about 10 years ago