Hitler and the Rise of Nazism
-The Great Depression created high unemployment and many workers were angry.
-Hitler provided jobs and helped the economy recover through make work projects (eg. Autobahn) like Roosevelt using John Maynard Keynes' theories.
-Fascist’s build armies
-The Brownshirts (S.A.) were Hitler’s henchmen and were used through the late 20’s and early 30’s to harass opposition parties unmercifully.
-They were led by Ernst Rohm.
-After Hitler was elected, many were appointed auxiliary police.
-In February 1933, the Burning of the Reichstag convicted a Dutch communist 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 was agreed to by the Reichstag in 1933 under threats from the brownshirts (S.A.).
-Only 93 Social Democrats voted against it.
-This act allowed Hitler to pass laws without consulting the Reichstag.
-Despite the lack of freedom of speech or press Hitler only won 288 seats which was barely a majority.
-By July 1933 all other political parties were outlawed.
Hitler's 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 refused to give Hitler the Chancellorship.
-In 1932 (second election) Nazis fall to 198 seats.
-Hindenburg chooses Hitler as Chancellor as a tool against the Communists.
-1933 Feb. (Reichstag fire election) 288 seats (majority due to imprisonment of Communist members).
-The 1933 March Enabling Act.
-Forms the Gestapo (secret police).
-In The Night of the Long Knives on 30 June 1934 those killed were any who would be internal challengers, Ernst Rohm leader of S.A. and all ‘socialists’ whom 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 an ‘election’ was held which voted Hitler in as President.
-Hitler provided jobs and helped the economy recover through make work projects (eg. Autobahn) like Roosevelt using John Maynard Keynes' theories.
-Fascist’s build armies
-The Brownshirts (S.A.) were Hitler’s henchmen and were used through the late 20’s and early 30’s to harass opposition parties unmercifully.
-They were led by Ernst Rohm.
-After Hitler was elected, many were appointed auxiliary police.
-In February 1933, the Burning of the Reichstag convicted a Dutch communist 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 was agreed to by the Reichstag in 1933 under threats from the brownshirts (S.A.).
-Only 93 Social Democrats voted against it.
-This act allowed Hitler to pass laws without consulting the Reichstag.
-Despite the lack of freedom of speech or press Hitler only won 288 seats which was barely a majority.
-By July 1933 all other political parties were outlawed.
Hitler's 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 refused to give Hitler the Chancellorship.
-In 1932 (second election) Nazis fall to 198 seats.
-Hindenburg chooses Hitler as Chancellor as a tool against the Communists.
-1933 Feb. (Reichstag fire election) 288 seats (majority due to imprisonment of Communist members).
-The 1933 March Enabling Act.
-Forms the Gestapo (secret police).
-In The Night of the Long Knives on 30 June 1934 those killed were any who would be internal challengers, Ernst Rohm leader of S.A. and all ‘socialists’ whom 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 an ‘election’ was held which voted Hitler in as President.