Hitler's Rise to Power

1919- Hitler joins the Nazi Worker's Party 1920- Hitler renames it the NSDAP 1921- Hitler becomes leader of the party, the Fuhrer and sets up the SA 1923- Hitler is arrested for the Munich Putsch 1924- Hitler wrote Mein Kampf in prison. 1925- Hitler rebuilds the party and introduces new tactics and structure (getting German's votes) to destroy democracy from the inside. 1928- Nazis do terrible in the general election and only win 2.5% of the votes.

Their beliefs:

Democracy should be destroyed and the Fuhrer should be the single leader.

The Aryan Germans are the master race and all other races are inferior.

German's should be united in one country.

Communism was to be destroyed.

The Aryan race would need to conquer 'living space' LEBEN-SRAUM in eastern Europe.

The Wall Street Crash and The Great Depression (1929)

This made the Weimar Republic look weak as Article 48 was created, this also proved that democracy wasn't working.

Middle-class they fear depression and that communist governments would confiscate their property.

Farmers took about 40% of the entire country and Hitler won their vote by hating on Stressemen's ideas.

Big Businesses were attracted to the party because they liked the idea of rearmament and hated communists.

Tactics:

Hitler's success in being an excellent orator.

Nazi promises such as solving the economic crisis, ignoring the ToV and building a strong Germany.

Nazi organisation raised money from business men and looked impressive to the German society.

Propaganda, run by Goebbels through the Olympics, Mein Kampf (out-selling the bible), radio, cinema, loudspeakers and posters.

Combating communism.

Hitler becoming Chancellor

The method of the Chancellors: Bruning, (terrible) Von Papen, (calls new elections as he can't get support) Von Schleicher (can't get enough support from the Reichstag) and then Hitler who is helped by Von Papen, then killed.

Reichstag Fire (February 27th 1933)

Enabling Act (March 23rd 1933)

KPD - Are all in prison due to the Reichstage Fire.

SPD - Socialists are the only ones who vote against this Act.Otto Wels is the chairmen of the party.

Centre Party - 2/3 of the vote and they vote Nazi because they can keep their jobs.

Nazis vote... Nazis

Catholics vote Nazis as Hitler promises to protect and give them there space. CONCORDAT signed July 20th 1933 to keep peace between the two.

Middle class hated the Weimar and Hitler protects business interests, they vote Nazi.

Nationalists are part of the NSDAP and Hitler planned to make the economy better, they also hated the Weimar.