Hate = strongest human emotion – create mass movement
Loss of WW1
Treaty of Versailles
Economic Crisis 1929
Dawes plan
Negotiations between Germany + America.
Instead of 2 billion, 50 million
200 million loan from US
Investment in Germany/ Germany dependent on America.
Ties Germany to America, if America collapses, Germany goes harder.
1932 6.1 mill unemployed
Treaty of Versailles:
Reparation payments
Lost land
Lost resources
Little demand for selective services + goods
Widespread poverty
Gives Hitler open wound in population to heal.
Topic Sentence: Hitler’s ideological appeal towards the Youth expedited the creation of a mass movement by increasing electoral support.
Youth had little chance of finding work.
41.3% of Nazi membership before 1933 people born 1904-1913.
Of population (20-30) who joined parties, 25.3% nazi.
Youth filled ranks of SA, SA activities gave something to do’
Treaty of Versailles leads to unemployed soldiers
Saw Nazism as movement for change
Aids in increase 1928, 2.6%; 1932 37.3%.
Majority of support = ideal leader for country
Hitler’s ideals = right side of gov = destroy democracy + socialism
Hitler in power, thought he could be manipulated to will.
Topic Sentence: Hitler’s notion of a National Community appealed to the working and middle classes, resulting in increased electoral support.
Idealism: National community that would transcend all existing social divides.
No class ridden, hierarchical society of the past,
Resting on status, wealth of few at expense of many.
Fair society without destroying talent, ability, initiative, creativity
Threatened by social egalitarianism preached by Marxists.
Achievement not status would gain recognition.
40% of Nazi voters from working class
Aids in increase 1928, 2.6%; 1932 37.3%.
Majority of support = ideal leader for country
Hitlers ideals = right side of gov = destroy democracy + socialism
Hitler in power, thought he could be manipulated at will.
Topic Sentence: Hitler’s swift and opportunistic reaction to crisis allowed him to create a legal dictatorship.
Reichstag fire:
27 Feb 1933
Marinus van der Lubbe, protest against Nazi’s
Arrest communist leaders, state of martial law
28 Feb 1933; decree for protection of people and state
Emergency powers = no civil , individual liberties = complete control
Temp power stayed in effect
Law for the Alleviation and Distress of People and Reich
Enabling Act
23 March 1933, all members of Reichstag give power to Hitler
Complete Gleichschaltung
2 May 1933, trade unions banned
19 June 1933, social democrats dissolved
29 June 1933, German National People’s party dissolved.
4 July 1933, Catholic Bavarian People’s party
5 July 1933, Catholic Centre Party dissolved
14 July 1933, only NSDAP
End of July = Hitler = one party state
Conclusion:
Stop rising to power after dictatorship
by
mustighanim (student)
