Hitler and the Rise of Nazism
The Great Depression: The Main Ingredient:
*Does some similar things to franklin
*Unemployment high
*Many angry workers
*Hitler
Brown Shirts (S.A.)
Hitlers paramilitary's force
later during the second world war become his personal henchman
Used through the late 20's and early 30's to harass opposition parties unmercifully
Led by Ernst Rohm
Hitler later killed him
After Hitler is elected many are appointed auxiliary police
The Burning of the Reichstag:
*February 1933
*Staged the fire to destroy the communist party
*Dutch communist
'Convicted of the crime'
*Hitler bullies (with the help of the Brownshirts) the Reichstag into passing the enabling act to face the coming 'Communist revolution'
The Enabling Act
*Agreed to by the Reichstag in 1933 under threats form the brownshirts (S.A.)
*Only 93 Social Democrats voted against it
*Allowed HItler to pass laws without consulting the Reichstag
*Despite the lack of freedom of speech or press Hitler only won 288 seats, barely a majority
*By July 1933 all other political parties are outlawed
Steps to Power:
*1928 - 12 members of Nazi party elected to Reichstag
*1930 - 107 seats out of 647
*1932 -230 seats out of 647 which made them the largest party
*President Hindenburg refuesed to give Hitler the Chancellorship
*1932 (Second Election)
The Night of the Long Knives:
*30 June 1934 those killed were
*Any would be internal challengers were murdered Ernst Rohm leader of the S.A.
*All 'socialists', whim he'd only adopted for electoral reasons
*He declared the Shutzstaffel (S.S.) had conducted the murders proudly and was congratulated by Hindenburg
*A month later Hindenburg dies and a new election is held to have a new president
*Last possible chance to stop Hitler from gaining complete power
*Won with a 99.99% of the votes
*'Smal'" bit of intimidation
*Does some similar things to franklin
*Unemployment high
*Many angry workers
*Hitler
Brown Shirts (S.A.)
Hitlers paramilitary's force
later during the second world war become his personal henchman
Used through the late 20's and early 30's to harass opposition parties unmercifully
Led by Ernst Rohm
Hitler later killed him
After Hitler is elected many are appointed auxiliary police
The Burning of the Reichstag:
*February 1933
*Staged the fire to destroy the communist party
*Dutch communist
'Convicted of the crime'
*Hitler bullies (with the help of the Brownshirts) the Reichstag into passing the enabling act to face the coming 'Communist revolution'
The Enabling Act
*Agreed to by the Reichstag in 1933 under threats form the brownshirts (S.A.)
*Only 93 Social Democrats voted against it
*Allowed HItler to pass laws without consulting the Reichstag
*Despite the lack of freedom of speech or press Hitler only won 288 seats, barely a majority
*By July 1933 all other political parties are outlawed
Steps to Power:
*1928 - 12 members of Nazi party elected to Reichstag
*1930 - 107 seats out of 647
*1932 -230 seats out of 647 which made them the largest party
*President Hindenburg refuesed to give Hitler the Chancellorship
*1932 (Second Election)
The Night of the Long Knives:
*30 June 1934 those killed were
*Any would be internal challengers were murdered Ernst Rohm leader of the S.A.
*All 'socialists', whim he'd only adopted for electoral reasons
*He declared the Shutzstaffel (S.S.) had conducted the murders proudly and was congratulated by Hindenburg
*A month later Hindenburg dies and a new election is held to have a new president
*Last possible chance to stop Hitler from gaining complete power
*Won with a 99.99% of the votes
*'Smal'" bit of intimidation
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Summary
Hitler came to power through intimidation mostly, with his brown shirts and many other influential people