This combines with Hitler’s oratory skills and personality because if Hitler didn’t change his attitudes he may never of become Chancellor and thus the enabling act would never of been passed.
Soon after Hitler became Chancellor the enabling act was passed, this piece of legislation allowed Hitler to move from Chancellor to Dictator of Germany. It was passed after Hitler failed to gain a majority vote in the 1933 elections. It did away with Parliamentary procedure and gave all, powers to the Chancellor . It was passed in parliament by refusing to allow the communists into the building. This again gave Hitler more power over opposing parties which later led to total control over them. This may never of happened if it wasent for the Munich Putch because it all connects up. If Hitler didn’t get jailed he may never of realised that to gain power over a country you need to gain power over its people and its government. To do this you cant use violence and war which Hitler used before the Munich Putch you need to use your oratory skills and become a strong leader which people will look up to. If Hitler didn’t change his ways he may never of won elections because people would be scared of him and opposing parties would of taken control over Germany. Because of Hitler’s personality he may never of became Chancellor and so the Enabling Act would of been passed and Hitler wouldn’t of became Chancellor/Dictator.
2 . Using some of the causes in the list explain how both long-term and short-term causes contributed to Hitler’s power. (10)
A Long Term cause is when there was a underlying reason to which Germans voted for Hitler / Nazis rather than for other political parties.
A Short Term cause is any short lived action to which Hitler becoming Chancellor and is gaining the power of dictatorship.
Long Term causes contributed to Hitler’s rise to power because it gave him an underlying reason to which people could vote for him, for example, the Treat of Versailles helped Hitler gain power as he promised revenge and hated it, millions of Germans agreed with him and so voting for Hitler would give support for many Germans while living in a state of depression. The Munich Putch was a Long Term cause because it gave Hitler time to think about himself and his attitudes towards gaining power over Germany. This Long Term cause changed the way Hitler came to power and also made people aware of his speeches, ideas and his strong personality. Hitler’s speeches and ideas were very convincing and attracted alot of support because he seemed so powerful. Hitler spoke about important issues such as rebuilding Germany and promised to reverse the Versaille Treaty.
Short Term causes contributed to Hitler’s rise to power because it gave Hitler a short lived action to which Hitler could use to his advantage by gaining power or becoming Chancellor / Dictator of Germany, for example, both Hindenburg and Papen didn’t support democracy and knew that appointing Hitler was the best way to avoid Civil War, they saw Hitler as the best way to stop communism taking control over Germany, this was good for Hitler as he moved to Chancellor with the support from Hindenburg and Papen. This connects up to the Enabling Act, it was an important piece of legislation which it made it possible for Hitler to move from Chancellor to Dictator, This was a major change for Hitler and Germany. Because it gave Hitler the power to make laws and pass them straight away, nobody could do nothing about it. Hitler made sure opposing parties couldn’t gain vote and so passed such laws that they had no power at all, Hitler was in total control and nobody could stop him.
3 . Was any one of these reasons more important than the others in Hitler’s rise to power? Explain your answer. (12)
I believe that all of the reasons are all equally important, because they all act as a ‘daisy chain’, for example. The treaty of Versailles happened because of the First World War allied forces won and so set up the League Of Nations to keep the peace. The Treaty made Germany pay reparations and so crippled its economy, in the 20s Hindenburg borrowed a large amount of money from America but in 1929 America called the loans back because of the Wall Street Crash. Germany fell into an Economic depression and so Hindenburg was to blame. Many Germans hated Hindenburg for borrowing money from the Americans and so Hitler gained many votes at this time because he promised revenge against the Treaty of Versailles for crippling Germany. Soon after, Hitler with over 5000 Nazis burst into a beerhall in Munich demanding support from Von Kahr and two other Barvarian leaders. The next day they went back on their word and called in the army and police. Hitler was sent to Jail for five years but the judge condemned an early release for good behavior. Hitler’s time in jail gave him time to think about his party and how he could gain leadership, and so he realised that dictatorship could only be won if he had control over the government, and so could have control over opposing leaders. He also realised that to gain more vote he needed to become a strong leader from which people could look up to him, during his time he wrote an autobiography called ‘Mien Kampf’ which expressed his views on his beliefs, him self and who he was in general. When Hitler was released he started to build up his party by giving talks in public parks, halls anywhere he could spread the word. Hitler released his autobiography which sold extremely well and raised vote dramatically, this is because he expressed his views on issues like the Treaty of Versailles which many Germanys felt the same way about. He shortly became a strong leader and his party grew from strength to strength. Hitler held speeches on the radio promising Germans revenge on the Treaty and building Germany, speeches like this gave hope for many depressed Germans at the time and his votes got bigger and bigger. Thus Hitler’s votes getting bigger both Hindenburg and Papen thought that letting Hitler become Chancellor could avoid Civil War and would be the best way to stop communism. Hitler was now Chancellor and had control over Hindenburg and Papen. In 1933 Hitler failed to gain a majority vote and so an important piece of legislation was signed called the Enabling Act, this allowed Hitler the right to move from Chancellor to Dictator. It was passed in parliament by refusing to allow the communists to enter the building. This led to Hitler taking control over everything and envading.
As you can see all of the above events ‘come together’ like a daisy chain, it all connects............