HItler and the Rise of Fascism
1923 Munich/Beer Hall Putsch
An attempt to overthrow the government after protesting the French Occupation of the Ruhr
Supposed to be like Mussolini's March on Rome
It fails
Both hitler and Gen.
Lundenorff arrested and sent to Landsberg Prison
An attempt to overthrow the government after protesting the French Occupation of the Ruhr
Supposed to be like Mussolini's March on Rome
It fails
Both hitler and Gen.
Lundenorff arrested and sent to Landsberg Prison
The great Depression: the Main Ingrediant
Unemployment high
many angry workers
This aided Hitler because there was a bunch of Angry Unemployed people due to the great depression, he promised them all out of that and so he had a lot of people on his side.
many angry workers
This aided Hitler because there was a bunch of Angry Unemployed people due to the great depression, he promised them all out of that and so he had a lot of people on his side.
Brownshirts (S.A)
Hitler's henchman
Used through the late 20's and early 30's
Storm Detachment or Assault Division, or Brownshirts) functioned as the original paramilitarywing of the Nazi Party. It played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s. Their main assignments were providing protection for Nazi rallies and assemblies, disrupting the meetings of the opposing parties, fighting against the paramilitary units of the opposing parties
Used through the late 20's and early 30's
Storm Detachment or Assault Division, or Brownshirts) functioned as the original paramilitarywing of the Nazi Party. It played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s. Their main assignments were providing protection for Nazi rallies and assemblies, disrupting the meetings of the opposing parties, fighting against the paramilitary units of the opposing parties
The Burning of the Reichstag
February 1933
Dutch communist
convicted of the crime
hitler bullies ( with help of the Brownshirts) the Reichstag into passing the enabling act to face the coming "communist revolution".
When there really wasn't one The enabling act basically gave hitler a great power over any other political runner.
Dutch communist
convicted of the crime
hitler bullies ( with help of the Brownshirts) the Reichstag into passing the enabling act to face the coming "communist revolution".
When there really wasn't one The enabling act basically gave hitler a great power over any other political runner.
The Enabling act
Agreed to by the Reichstag in 1933 under threats from the brownshirts (S.A)
Only 93 Social Democrats voted against it
Allowed Hitler to pass laws without consulting the Reichstag
Despite the lack of freedom of speech or press Hitler only
Only 93 Social Democrats voted against it
Allowed Hitler to pass laws without consulting the Reichstag
Despite the lack of freedom of speech or press Hitler only
Hitler and Nazism
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
1930-107 seats out of 647
1932-230 seats out of 647 which made them the largest party
president
The night of the Long Knives
30 june 1934 those killed were:
any would be internal challengers were murdered
Ernst Rohm leader of S.a. (brownshirts)
All socialists whom hed 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
any would be internal challengers were murdered
Ernst Rohm leader of S.a. (brownshirts)
All socialists whom hed 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