Hitler's Germany - How and why was
Hitler able to become Chancellor in
January 1933?
- How and why was Hitler able to become Chancellor in
January 1933?
- The Great Depression 1929
- Germany was particularly badly affected. Germany had borrowed lots of money from
America and now the Americans were asking for it back..
- The German economy collapsed, businesses went bankrupt and huge
amounts of Germans lost heir jobs.
- Said the Treaty of Versailles was a crime so promised to get rid of it, because
of the depression, people were ready to listen.
- Germany was particularly badly affected. Germany had borrowed lots of money from
America and now the Americans were asking for it back..
- Fear of communism
- Lots of Germans were scared that the communists, who had also done
well in the elections, would take over.
- Lots of Germans were scared that the communists, who had also done
well in the elections, would take over.
- German felt let down by the government (weimar)
- The Democratic government could not agree how to get people back to work.
- This led to extremist parties like the Nazis and the
communists getting a lot of support.
- Massive unemployment 6 million 1933
- The Democratic government could not agree how to get people back to work.
- Hitler was clever
- He promised things that
appealed to a wide range of
people.
- FARMERS
- BUSINESS MEN
- UNEMPLOYED
- FARMERS
- He promised "WORK AND BREAD" to the
millions unemployed and starving
- He promised things that
appealed to a wide range of
people.
- Hitlers personality
- Hitler was a very good speaker
- Hitler was a very good speaker
- Very well organised
- They set up newspapers to print Nazi Leaflets
and posters,
- They set up offices to
recruit loyal followers
- Hitler youth was set up to
encourage young followers.
- After the disorganisation in the
Reichstag, the nazi party seemed like it
could take Germany out of the depression
- They set up newspapers to print Nazi Leaflets
and posters,
- Elections of 1930 and 1932
- President Hindenburg had to find a new
Chancellor. This should have been Hitler's job but
Hindenburg didn't trust him
- He gave the job to other people first, but in the end, due to
Hitler's popularity, Hindenburg had to give and and in January
1933 Hitler was declared chancellor.
- He gave the job to other people first, but in the end, due to
Hitler's popularity, Hindenburg had to give and and in January
1933 Hitler was declared chancellor.
- President Hindenburg had to find a new
Chancellor. This should have been Hitler's job but
Hindenburg didn't trust him
- The Great Depression 1929
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