Hitler's Rise to Power Sources Questions

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DEPTH STUDY A:    GERMANY,   1918-1945

 NOVEMBER 2001

11ELS GREGORY WOOD

HISTORY 11Y2 

Mark Recieved 27/30 A

1 . Choose any one reason from the list and explain how it contributed to Hitler’s rise to power.     (8)

Hitler invaded a beerhall in Munich Germany with over 5000 men by his side forcing Von Kahr and two other Bavarian leaders to promise their support.  On the 9th November they went back on their word and called in the army and police, Hitler was arrested along with Lundendorff.  Hitler was jailed for 5 years with an early release for good behavior, this would seem to be a failure for Hitler because he couldn’t gain the support needed and couldn’t strengthen his party,  during Hitler’s time in jail the Nazi party decreased in popularity and lost thousands of votes.  However, while Hitler was in jail he decided to write his autobiography, ‘Mien Kampf ‘.  .  This made Hitler’s plans stronger.  When Hitler came out of jail he had the job of rebuilding the Nazi party which had crumbled during his sentence, he found this easy because of he published  his book ‘Mien Kampf’, this boosted his votes because of the views he made in the book related to the feelings many Germans had at the time.  For example Hitler Believed that the reperations made by the Treaty of Versailles should be revenged and broken, this related to millions of Germans because the reperations helped make an economic depression and so a party declaring revenge on the Treaty made Germans want to vote for him.  When Hitler was released he used his oratory skills to build votes.  He realised that Germans looked up to a strong leader and so became one.  Hitler held speeches in public parks, halls and towns across the whole of Germany raising awareness of the Nazi party.  Because of Hitler’s fantastic personality so many people voted for him and soon became the strongest party in Germany.  Since 1930 president Hindenburg had ruled by decree, hence democracy had already collapsed.  Neither Hindenburg or Papen supported democracy and although they were suspicious if Hitler they asked him to become Chancellor.  This seemed the only way Germany could be controlled without civil war but the problem was could Hindenburg or Papen control Hitler.

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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 ...

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