"The use of threats and violence was the main reason why Hitler was appointed chancellor in 1933?" How far do you agree? Share and post example points that you would use to answer this - make it clear if it agrees or disagrees.
There was a newspaper company who published articles against Hitler. The SA threw a smoke grenade as a warning and later went on to raid the building. Sending many of the workers to concentration camps to be later killed. Hence by oppressing the enemy they could gain control and ultimately work on winning the Chancellor's seat democratically. So i think that one of the main reasons Hitler became Chancellor was the SA oppressing the enemy making the other Parties afraid.
Agree: The Munich Putsch was the first national attention Hitler received since this was a violent act it supports the hypothesis; it help Hitler become chancellor in 1933 because during the trial he told the jury that he was trying to dismantle the Wiemar republic to make Germany great again. Many people liked this idea. His later speeches at the trials where heard (because of his media coverage) and thus gave him more publicity since people shared his ideals.
Good point Aaron. To really improve you could try to assess how far SA pressure was responsible for the Munich Putsch. It wont be easy to find the answer though
Well done Aaron - could you then assess how significant the Putsch was in his rise to power? Probably not that significant. It was 10 years before he was made chancellor and doesn't explain why the Nazis did so poorly between 1924-1928.
Agree: Hitler's use of the SA was quite effective. The SA looked strong and intimidating throughout Germany; they showed authority in Germany and rather professional with discipline and power. The SA destroyed his opposition specifically communists ,which obviously aided his rise to power. Which again further lead to him gaining more votes, yest this is not the most important factor as there are others that played a big part.
Disagree: Hindenburg and Von Papen came to an agreement that they make Hitler the Chancellor. They thought that they could control Hitler if they made him chancellor of Germany, they made sure that only 3 of the 12 people running the new government where Nazis.
Well done William - try to evaluate the significance of Von Papen's role in Hitler becoming chancellor. How vital was he in convincing Hindenburg? How likely is it that Hindenburg would have made Hitler chancellor if it hadn't been for Von Papen?
Agree: In the Reich-stag elections in July 1932, the Nazi party did better than they have ever done before (with 37.3% of the votes) and became the biggest party of the Reich-stag. They did this by using persuasive propaganda and intimidating and even having members of the SA beating up those who were opposed against the Nazi's, such as communists. Hitler used his gifted skill at speech to threaten his enemies, create fear and take control of the media surrounding him and the election.
With the economy were it was in 1932 people were struggling in there own environment because of the harsh terms in the treaty, there fore Hitler give them something to believe in and this increased his popularity, so it wasn't all violence that brought Hitler into power.
bit vague Sam - could improve by giving facts and evidence about the depression and how it affected Germans. Try comparing the amount of votes the Nazis got between 1929-1933 and the levels of unemployment in Germany between 1929-1933
Disagree: The stock market crash in both Germany and America had a crippling effect on the German citizens regarding their ability to buy the necessities. During his rise to power, Hitler started to promise that he would restore Germany to its former glory and fix the depression. This greatly affected how many people supported him as, the majority of the people who voted for him were middle class who were most affected by hyperinflation and the depression.
Only 50 members were in the Nazi party in 1921. By 1929 before the Wall Street crash it had increased to 100,000 members, this shows that Hitler had a big personal appeal to the party and the German citizens at that time and that people supported his Political views and ideas.
Agree: The use of threats and violence by Hitler could have been the main reason for the appointment as Chancellor, because before he was made Chancellor Von Papen and Hindenburg felt threatened by Hitler’s SA, which could have led to a declaration of a civil war against the Reichstag party and the government, causing many deaths to soldiers, leaders and innocent citizens... So after this Hindenburg reluctantly made Hitler Chancellor.
Interesting argument - not one that I am familiar with. Can you find more historical evidence to prove that Hindenburg and Von Paper were intimidated by the SA?
Many people would agree with this statement for the following reasons. The first reason to why i agree is that Hitler’s first ambitions were to use the SA to force his way to the position that he is in now and no matter how hard he tried to stop it, he still wouldn’t have stopped it if it had helped him. Although Hitler was a man who wanted to do things politically he still would do anything in his power to be in charge. Also another reason is that when Hindenburg had realised how much trouble Hitler could cause so he made a deal with Von Papen. They thought that they could control Hitler(become his puppet master) so that he can carry out their tasks, both not knowing just how knowledgeable Hitler is as when he is Chancellor he calls for a new election to get a majority an so he did with the threats that he had, no one would stop him.
Your second point about Von Papen doesn't really agree with the quote. You should also try to find examples of what the SA did in order to develop your first point.
Agree: I agree that Hitler used threats and violence to get to chancellor, all be it more threats then actual violence. Hitler at the beginning of his democratic rise began in a beer house ranting about communists and the Jews and threatened them and said something along the lines of I shall rise up and deal with you once and for all (not an actual quote). Also, in his later life when he had gotten many followers and managed to achieve 37.3% which is the highest percentage they had ever managed to achieve, the amount of votes he got links into the question because of mainly the great depression in America but also mainly because of the S.A. beating up Hitler's opponents and using violence. Another critical reason why Hitler became chancellor was because of him threatening the "higher ups", such as, President Hindenburg or Von Papen who was Chancellor but Hitler demanded that he step down and Hitler become chancellor, this is because Hindenburg thought that if he promoted Hitler to vice Chancellor then he would be able to control him, but Hitler threatened.
Disagree: Hitler was able to take advantage of the 1929 great depression by making promises to those affected by it. This was one of the most important things Hitler did to increase his popularity. We know his popularity among the German people increased because between 1928 and 1930, the Nazi party had an increase of over 90 seats in the Reichstag.
The SA played a significant role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s. Their primary purposes were providing protection for Nazi rallies and assemblies, disrupting the meetings of opposing parties, fighting against the paramilitary units of the opposing parties
The wall street crash in America greatly affected Germany leaving many people without money. Hitler used this to his advantage promising the people that he would make Germany great again. These promises pleased the German population and people quickly started to vote for him. Many Middle class citizens voted for Hitler during the depression as they were the worst off. However Hitler knew people would vote for him if he mentioned these promises and repeatedly used them. This is clear as Hitler gained more votes almost every time there was a re-vote so people must have liked what he said. So the depression could not have come at a better time for Hitler and he knew that.
Well done Ben but can you develop this with some examples of the promises that he made to people? Perhaps it is not possible to do this because the promises were too vague but even if they were you can use this in your explanation
There was a newspaper that apposed Hitler so the SA threw a smoke grenade into the window to warn them about their bad actions. So then they kept publishing anti-Nazis newspapers so the SA charged into the publisher’s buildings so they killed them or arrested them and took over the anti-Nazis newspaper with violence and threats.
Good point - try not to make this explanation too specific to this newspaper. Your point should be about how opposition was supressed and then you can use this as an example
Disagree Hitler was known as a very skilled speaker. Some of those who attended his talks or speeches described it as a hypnotizing experience. Although this would not have made much difference later on when he already had a reasonable amount of influence, at the beginning this would have gained him respect and authority inside the party thereon cementing his role in the party. One could argue that this is important given that without it he would have never had the opportunity to become chancellor if he did not have this ability.
Disagree: This statement is not necessarily true, because after the fail of the invasion of the Weimer Republic, Hitler wanted to get to be leader through a much slower way and get there democratically. And that was what he did taking him 9 years, and he did it by getting votes in parliament and eventually by 1932 he got 37 percent of the votes making his party (the Nazis party) the biggest party in the parliament taking up over a third of the seats.
Disagree: Joseph Goebbels was man who created propaganda for the Nazis. He was very good at what he did and his work was very persuasive. This was because his propaganda embodied the views of the Nazis in a way that seemed most beneficial to the people of Germany. Obviously, as propaganda minister, Goebbels role was to ensure nobody in Germany could read or see anything that was hostile or damaging to the Nazi Party and to put a point across in the most persuasive manner. It was persuasive since it appealed to the patriotic views of Germans.It urged Germans to abandon the Weimar Republic and promised to get Germany out of the depression. As far as the Nazis were concerned, Weimar Republic got Germany into this mess.
Hitler gained popularity through Propaganda, leaving the Reichstag building and by lying to the German people. This led to Von Papen and Hindenburg thinking that they could control Hitler if they made him Chancellor. They did this as the Nazi Party was the largest in the Reichstag so they had a massive influence on the German people. He was then made Chancellor but would not be controlled.
Von Papen talks to Hindenburg and asks that Hitler is to be made chancellor and Papen vice chancellor and says he can control Hitler and won’t let the Nazis extreme values, so Hindenburg agree but Von Papen still Can’t control Hitler.
One reason was the use of the private Nazi army the SA (Strum-Abeilung), they were well organised, wore smart brown uniforms and were formed by Hitler in 1921. The SA was strong and intimidating around Germany, they showed authority, discipline and power. Due to the chaos made by the treaty of Versailles; citizens liked the sight of a strong, organised group of soldiers willing to restore peace. The SA also destroyed Hitler’ opposition particularly the communists and played and played a role in leading Hitler coming to power as Chancellor.
By 1928 the Nazis were a well-organised political party with over 100,000 members. Local leaders organised meetings with important speakers to attract new members. The Nazis used propaganda to increase their support and appeal. They spent huge sums of money on newspapers, leaflets and poster campaigns with simple slogans encouraging people to support the party.
The military style of the Nazis involved using large political ‘rallies’ to gain support. These were vast, highly organised events with banners and marching bands. The rallies were broadcast on radio and had audiences of many thousands. Joseph Goebbels, who was excellent at propaganda, began to build an image of Hitler as a great leader. Goebbels used people’s fear of uncertainty and instability to portray Hitler as a man with a great vision for prosperity and stability. Hitler was also known for his goals for the German people to end the torment of the treaty of Versailles. All of these events created a big chain reaction that ended in Hitler becoming Chancellor.
The depression of Germany and America was in my opinion, the most significant factor. Germany were in a terrible time and Hitler told Germany what they wanted to hear, to make Germany great again. From then, the Nazi's popularity grew significantly. Soon, they became the biggest party in the Reichstag's and Hindenburg must have felt he had no choice but to appoint Hitler chancellor.
During Hitler's campaign in France during the First World War, he was noticed for his immense bravery which would later lead to him being awarded the Iron Cross. He believed that he should influence the people of Germany to copy his role model and that he could be a suitable leader that would change the economy of Germany due to its increase of loyalty and devotion. Instead of the people being intimidated by Hitler, they could see him as a leader that they could certainly follow without hesitation because of the fact that he was a strong figure.
The reason Hitler became chancellor was because he had so many votes that he became to powerful to ignore. And the reason that he had so many votes was due to his effective propaganda, policies appealing to many different people in all of the classes (especially middle class), and the failures of the Weimar Republic. Violence was only used by the SA as a way of suppressing communism, and was not a key factor in Hitler becoming Chancellor as he did it diplomatically.
The economic instability in Germany was something that gave a great advantage to extreme political parties. The Nazi party was very radical. There were, however, many radical parties. The Munich Putsch brought fame to the party. Without it, the Nazis would have the same chance as any small radical party.
This links in with my first point as the SA would have affected his reputation and because he thought he could control Hitler and by controlling him control the SA so that they don’t cause any trouble, however didn’t go according to plan to Hindenburg.
Hitler's use of propaganda was very effective and lead him to rising rapidly. It gained him votes and certain points gave German citizens some sense of false hope. He promised many things which couldn't be achieved. His promises gained him votes which further lead to where he became. Yet to counter this, some of his propaganda posed threats to other political parties. So that could be counted as an act of violence.
When there was the wall street crash in 1929 Americas economy hit a standstill and because of the loans it gave to Germany to repair the war damage made Germany were in no position to help them and American bankers were demanding repayment but they simple could not get it. This caused Germany to stubble into a depression. The late Minster Gustav Stresemann is dead, therefore there is a vote and the Nazis are getting increasingly popular on voted because of all the promises made by them to take Germany out of the depression.
AGREE: Anything the German citizens didn't like the Nazi party simply dropped from their organization, for example the Nazi's threatened to nationalize the industry, industrialists expressed their concern and the Nazi's simply dropped the policy and left it. Also, at every opportunity the Nazi's expressed how the Jews, communists and Weimar democratic system was to blame for the downfall of Germany. This lead to violence between the SA and communist groups. All the propaganda lead to outbreaks of violence in which the police supported the SA in all they did
Hitler and the Nazis gradually gained more follows until in 1932 the Nazis became the largest party in the Reichstag. The Nazis gained popularity by using propaganda against Jews and Communists. The communists were blamed for the war loss whereas the Jews were blamed the market crash which led to the depression. After gaining follows from speeches were Jews and Communists were blamed, The Nazis would vacate there seats to cause a re election which led to more seats gained by the Nazis. Violence was not used in this instance.
Disagree: The reason why is disagree with this because when he was using violence, he got no were and lost votes. Only when Hitler stopped using violence and threats he started to gather votes once again. Something that really helped Hitler gain power was the Stock Market Crash. When the Stock Market Crash happened in America in 1929, it servilely effected Germany due to the fact that they were been given money to them by America. Because Germany were being loaned money by American bankers, to help pay off their debts from the treaty of Versailles, they had to stop loaning them money and for Germany to pay them back. So they could now pay of all their debts to help them prevent from going into even more debt than they already are. This aided Hitler as he took control over Germany when its money started to hyper inflate. As he started to get Germany back on track, the people of Germany started to get behind him and gradually he got more votes in the election. The more he took control, the more votes he got.
Disagree: It is true that Hitler used the SA to intimidate the opposition and make the Nazis look like a force to be reckoned with. However I think that Hitlers Popularity made him a threat to Von Hindenburg. He exploited the political and economic instability in Germany to relate with the public and gain support. The way he did this was through his ability as an influential speaker and use of propaganda to discredit other parties. Therefore when Von Schliecher was made chancellor but could not gain support, Hindenburg had no choice but to make a deal with Von Papen to get Hitler into a powerful position where they could control him aswell as giving the majority what they wanted.
In Hitler’s rise to power the S.A were very effective/ helpful. As the S.A would beat people up and intimidate people throughout Germany, mainly intimidating the communists. The communists believed in the total opposite of Hitler, so the S.A forcefully prevented them from ruining Hitler’s reputation through physical contact or intimidation. Those whom disagreed with the Nazis or Hitler’s beliefs where dealt with by the S.A. Such as when the S.A threw smoke grenades into a newspapers publishing office because they published stories against Hitler and his views.
DISAGREE: I disagree with this statement. One of the reasons is that Hitler actually gained more votes when he started to doing things politically correct. A big reason for this is the stock market crash in 1929 in the Usa. I believe this is the case as Hitler started to speak out even more about how Germany needed to turn around. Proof is that during the stock market crash Hitler gained 107 in the elections of September 1930, improving on 12 seats form May 1928. From there the Nazis started to gain even more seats as in July 1932 they gained 230 seats. A year later when Hitler won the election to become Chancellor the Nazis had 288 seats. Another reason for this is the Nazis started to withdraw from parliament. Due to this they had to be a vote all the time, giving the Nazis even more seats as they gained voters in this process.
I disagree: I disagree with this statement as we could argue that he made it into the position of chancellor by having the most votes in the Reichstag, making him the most popular party leader. Or you could say that it was because of his speeches, which took the Nazi party from being a pub club to the most popular Reichstag. So as you can see it was not just the S.A that lead to Hitler’s rise to chancellor.
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ReplyDeleteThere was a newspaper company who published articles against Hitler. The SA threw a smoke grenade as a warning and later went on to raid the building. Sending many of the workers to concentration camps to be later killed. Hence by oppressing the enemy they could gain control and ultimately work on winning the Chancellor's seat democratically. So i think that one of the main reasons Hitler became Chancellor was the SA oppressing the enemy making the other Parties afraid.
Well done Ben. Can you think of any other ways in which the SA helped? Anything that you write about the SA could pretty much fit under agree
DeleteAgree: The Munich Putsch was the first national attention Hitler received since this was a violent act it supports the hypothesis; it help Hitler become chancellor in 1933 because during the trial he told the jury that he was trying to dismantle the Wiemar republic to make Germany great again. Many people liked this idea. His later speeches at the trials where heard (because of his media coverage) and thus gave him more publicity since people shared his ideals.
ReplyDeleteGood point Aaron. To really improve you could try to assess how far SA pressure was responsible for the Munich Putsch. It wont be easy to find the answer though
DeleteWell done Aaron - could you then assess how significant the Putsch was in his rise to power? Probably not that significant. It was 10 years before he was made chancellor and doesn't explain why the Nazis did so poorly between 1924-1928.
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ReplyDeleteHitler's use of the SA was quite effective. The SA looked strong and intimidating throughout Germany; they showed authority in Germany and rather professional with discipline and power. The SA destroyed his opposition specifically communists ,which obviously aided his rise to power. Which again further lead to him gaining more votes, yest this is not the most important factor as there are others that played a big part.
Well done Jacob - make more of the communist point - why was violet action against the communists so important for Hitler?
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ReplyDeleteHindenburg and Von Papen came to an agreement that they make Hitler the Chancellor. They thought that they could control Hitler if they made him chancellor of Germany, they made sure that only 3 of the 12 people running the new government where Nazis.
Well done William - try to evaluate the significance of Von Papen's role in Hitler becoming chancellor. How vital was he in convincing Hindenburg? How likely is it that Hindenburg would have made Hitler chancellor if it hadn't been for Von Papen?
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ReplyDeleteIn the Reich-stag elections in July 1932, the Nazi party did better than they have ever done before (with 37.3% of the votes) and became the biggest party of the Reich-stag. They did this by using persuasive propaganda and intimidating and even having members of the SA beating up those who were opposed against the Nazi's, such as communists. Hitler used his gifted skill at speech to threaten his enemies, create fear and take control of the media surrounding him and the election.
Good detail but some of what you write would fit better under disagree e.g. propaganda
DeleteWith the economy were it was in 1932 people were struggling in there own environment because of the harsh terms in the treaty, there fore Hitler give them something to believe in and this increased his popularity, so it wasn't all violence that brought Hitler into power.
ReplyDeletebit vague Sam - could improve by giving facts and evidence about the depression and how it affected Germans. Try comparing the amount of votes the Nazis got between 1929-1933 and the levels of unemployment in Germany between 1929-1933
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ReplyDeleteThe stock market crash in both Germany and America had a crippling effect on the German citizens regarding their ability to buy the necessities. During his rise to power, Hitler started to promise that he would restore Germany to its former glory and fix the depression. This greatly affected how many people supported him as, the majority of the people who voted for him were middle class who were most affected by hyperinflation and the depression.
Thanks Kieran - similar comment for you as for Sam above - try to give facts on how the depression affected people.
DeleteOnly 50 members were in the Nazi party in 1921. By 1929 before the Wall Street crash it had increased to 100,000 members, this shows that Hitler had a big personal appeal to the party and the German citizens at that time and that people supported his Political views and ideas.
ReplyDeleteGood facts James but you need to try and explain why he increased in popularity
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ReplyDeleteThe use of threats and violence by Hitler could have been the main reason for the appointment as Chancellor, because before he was made Chancellor Von Papen and Hindenburg felt threatened by Hitler’s SA, which could have led to a declaration of a civil war against the Reichstag party and the government, causing many deaths to soldiers, leaders and innocent citizens... So after this Hindenburg reluctantly made Hitler Chancellor.
Interesting argument - not one that I am familiar with. Can you find more historical evidence to prove that Hindenburg and Von Paper were intimidated by the SA?
DeleteMany people would agree with this statement for the following reasons. The first reason to why i agree is that Hitler’s first ambitions were to use the SA to force his way to the position that he is in now and no matter how hard he tried to stop it, he still wouldn’t have stopped it if it had helped him. Although Hitler was a man who wanted to do things politically he still would do anything in his power to be in charge. Also another reason is that when Hindenburg had realised how much trouble Hitler could cause so he made a deal with Von Papen. They thought that they could control Hitler(become his puppet master) so that he can carry out their tasks, both not knowing just how knowledgeable Hitler is as when he is Chancellor he calls for a new election to get a majority an so he did with the threats that he had, no one would stop him.
ReplyDeleteYour second point about Von Papen doesn't really agree with the quote. You should also try to find examples of what the SA did in order to develop your first point.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that Hitler used threats and violence to get to chancellor, all be it more threats then actual violence. Hitler at the beginning of his democratic rise began in a beer house ranting about communists and the Jews and threatened them and said something along the lines of I shall rise up and deal with you once and for all (not an actual quote). Also, in his later life when he had gotten many followers and managed to achieve 37.3% which is the highest percentage they had ever managed to achieve, the amount of votes he got links into the question because of mainly the great depression in America but also mainly because of the S.A. beating up Hitler's opponents and using violence. Another critical reason why Hitler became chancellor was because of him threatening the "higher ups", such as, President Hindenburg or Von Papen who was Chancellor but Hitler demanded that he step down and Hitler become chancellor, this is because Hindenburg thought that if he promoted Hitler to vice Chancellor then he would be able to control him, but Hitler threatened.
Thanks Edward - can you find some proof that Hindenburrg felt threatened by the SA
DeleteDisagree: Hitler was able to take advantage of the 1929 great depression by making promises to those affected by it. This was one of the most important things Hitler did to increase his popularity. We know his popularity among the German people increased because between 1928 and 1930, the Nazi party had an increase of over 90 seats in the Reichstag.
ReplyDeleteVery good point - to improve you could try comparing votes for the Nazi part 1929-1933 with unemployment rates in Germany 1929-1933
DeleteThe SA played a significant role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s. Their primary purposes were providing protection for Nazi rallies and assemblies, disrupting the meetings of opposing parties, fighting against the paramilitary units of the opposing parties
ReplyDeleteGood description of the role of the SA - can you now build on this and assess how this helps him become more popular?
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ReplyDeleteThe wall street crash in America greatly affected Germany leaving many people without money. Hitler used this to his advantage promising the people that he would make Germany great again. These promises pleased the German population and people quickly started to vote for him. Many Middle class citizens voted for Hitler during the depression as they were the worst off. However Hitler knew people would vote for him if he mentioned these promises and repeatedly used them. This is clear as Hitler gained more votes almost every time there was a re-vote so people must have liked what he said. So the depression could not have come at a better time for Hitler and he knew that.
Well done Ben but can you develop this with some examples of the promises that he made to people? Perhaps it is not possible to do this because the promises were too vague but even if they were you can use this in your explanation
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ReplyDeleteThere was a newspaper that apposed Hitler so the SA threw a smoke grenade into the window to warn them about their bad actions. So then they kept publishing anti-Nazis newspapers so the SA charged into the publisher’s buildings so they killed them or arrested them and took over the anti-Nazis newspaper with violence and threats.
Good point - try not to make this explanation too specific to this newspaper. Your point should be about how opposition was supressed and then you can use this as an example
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ReplyDeleteHitler was known as a very skilled speaker. Some of those who attended his talks or speeches described it as a hypnotizing experience. Although this would not have made much difference later on when he already had a reasonable amount of influence, at the beginning this would have gained him respect and authority inside the party thereon cementing his role in the party. One could argue that this is important given that without it he would have never had the opportunity to become chancellor if he did not have this ability.
excellent point - well done
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ReplyDeleteThis statement is not necessarily true, because after the fail of the invasion of the Weimer Republic, Hitler wanted to get to be leader through a much slower way and get there democratically. And that was what he did taking him 9 years, and he did it by getting votes in parliament and eventually by 1932 he got 37 percent of the votes making his party (the Nazis party) the biggest party in the parliament taking up over a third of the seats.
Good but don't refer to the Munich Putsch as the invasion of the Weimar Republic. To improve you should explain why he got more votes
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ReplyDeleteHe decided for his party to vacate their seats for re-election, so they continued to gain votes
No violence
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ReplyDeleteJoseph Goebbels was man who created propaganda for the Nazis. He was very good at what he did and his work was very persuasive. This was because his propaganda embodied the views of the Nazis in a way that seemed most beneficial to the people of Germany. Obviously, as propaganda minister, Goebbels role was to ensure nobody in Germany could read or see anything that was hostile or damaging to the Nazi Party and to put a point across in the most persuasive manner. It was persuasive since it appealed to the patriotic views of Germans.It urged Germans to abandon the Weimar Republic and promised to get Germany out of the depression. As far as the Nazis were concerned, Weimar Republic got Germany into this mess.
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ReplyDeleteHitler gained popularity through Propaganda, leaving the Reichstag building and by lying to the German people. This led to Von Papen and Hindenburg thinking that they could control Hitler if they made him Chancellor. They did this as the Nazi Party was the largest in the Reichstag so they had a massive influence on the German people. He was then made Chancellor but would not be controlled.
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ReplyDeleteVon Papen talks to Hindenburg and asks that Hitler is to be made chancellor and Papen vice chancellor and says he can control Hitler and won’t let the Nazis extreme values, so Hindenburg agree but Von Papen still Can’t control Hitler.
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ReplyDeleteOne reason was the use of the private Nazi army the SA (Strum-Abeilung), they were well organised, wore smart brown uniforms and were formed by Hitler in 1921. The SA was strong and intimidating around Germany, they showed authority, discipline and power. Due to the chaos made by the treaty of Versailles; citizens liked the sight of a strong, organised group of soldiers willing to restore peace. The SA also destroyed Hitler’ opposition particularly the communists and played and played a role in leading Hitler coming to power as Chancellor.
By 1928 the Nazis were a well-organised political party with over 100,000 members. Local leaders organised meetings with important speakers to attract new members. The Nazis used propaganda to increase their support and appeal. They spent huge sums of money on newspapers, leaflets and poster campaigns with simple slogans encouraging people to support the party.
ReplyDeleteThe military style of the Nazis involved using large political ‘rallies’ to gain support. These were vast, highly organised events with banners and marching bands. The rallies were broadcast on radio and had audiences of many thousands. Joseph Goebbels, who was excellent at propaganda, began to build an image of Hitler as a great leader. Goebbels used people’s fear of uncertainty and instability to portray Hitler as a man with a great vision for prosperity and stability. Hitler was also known for his goals for the German people to end the torment of the treaty of Versailles. All of these events created a big chain reaction that ended in Hitler becoming Chancellor.
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ReplyDeleteThe depression of Germany and America was in my opinion, the most significant factor. Germany were in a terrible time and Hitler told Germany what they wanted to hear, to make Germany great again. From then, the Nazi's popularity grew significantly. Soon, they became the biggest party in the Reichstag's and Hindenburg must have felt he had no choice but to appoint Hitler chancellor.
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ReplyDeleteDuring Hitler's campaign in France during the First World War, he was noticed for his immense bravery which would later lead to him being awarded the Iron Cross. He believed that he should influence the people of Germany to copy his role model and that he could be a suitable leader that would change the economy of Germany due to its increase of loyalty and devotion. Instead of the people being intimidated by Hitler, they could see him as a leader that they could certainly follow without hesitation because of the fact that he was a strong figure.
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ReplyDeleteThe reason Hitler became chancellor was because he had so many votes that he became to powerful to ignore. And the reason that he had so many votes was due to his effective propaganda, policies appealing to many different people in all of the classes (especially middle class), and the failures of the Weimar Republic. Violence was only used by the SA as a way of suppressing communism, and was not a key factor in Hitler becoming Chancellor as he did it diplomatically.
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ReplyDeleteNeeds more detail on the types of propaganda used how it worked. Also need more on how the depression affected Germans and how Hitler addressed this
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ReplyDeleteThe economic instability in Germany was something that gave a great advantage to extreme political parties. The Nazi party was very radical. There were, however, many radical parties. The Munich Putsch brought fame to the party. Without it, the Nazis would have the same chance as any small radical party.
This links in with my first point as the SA would have affected his reputation and because he thought he could control Hitler and by controlling him control the SA so that they don’t cause any trouble, however didn’t go according to plan to Hindenburg.
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ReplyDeleteHitler's use of propaganda was very effective and lead him to rising rapidly. It gained him votes and certain points gave German citizens some sense of false hope. He promised many things which couldn't be achieved. His promises gained him votes which further lead to where he became. Yet to counter this, some of his propaganda posed threats to other political parties. So that could be counted as an act of violence.
When there was the wall street crash in 1929 Americas economy hit a standstill and because of the loans it gave to Germany to repair the war damage made Germany were in no position to help them and American bankers were demanding repayment but they simple could not get it. This caused Germany to stubble into a depression. The late Minster Gustav Stresemann is dead, therefore there is a vote and the Nazis are getting increasingly popular on voted because of all the promises made by them to take Germany out of the depression.
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ReplyDeleteAnything the German citizens didn't like the Nazi party simply dropped from their organization, for example the Nazi's threatened to nationalize the industry, industrialists expressed their concern and the Nazi's simply dropped the policy and left it. Also, at every opportunity the Nazi's expressed how the Jews, communists and Weimar democratic system was to blame for the downfall of Germany. This lead to violence between the SA and communist groups. All the propaganda lead to outbreaks of violence in which the police supported the SA in all they did
Hitler and the Nazis gradually gained more follows until in 1932 the Nazis became the largest party in the Reichstag. The Nazis gained popularity by using propaganda against Jews and Communists. The communists were blamed for the war loss whereas the Jews were blamed the market crash which led to the depression. After gaining follows from speeches were Jews and Communists were blamed, The Nazis would vacate there seats to cause a re election which led to more seats gained by the Nazis. Violence was not used in this instance.
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ReplyDeleteThe reason why is disagree with this because when he was using violence, he got no were and lost votes. Only when Hitler stopped using violence and threats he started to gather votes once again. Something that really helped Hitler gain power was the Stock Market Crash. When the Stock Market Crash happened in America in 1929, it servilely effected Germany due to the fact that they were been given money to them by America. Because Germany were being loaned money by American bankers, to help pay off their debts from the treaty of Versailles, they had to stop loaning them money and for Germany to pay them back. So they could now pay of all their debts to help them prevent from going into even more debt than they already are. This aided Hitler as he took control over Germany when its money started to hyper inflate. As he started to get Germany back on track, the people of Germany started to get behind him and gradually he got more votes in the election. The more he took control, the more votes he got.
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ReplyDeleteIt is true that Hitler used the SA to intimidate the opposition and make the Nazis look like a force to be reckoned with. However I think that Hitlers Popularity made him a threat to Von Hindenburg. He exploited the political and economic instability in Germany to relate with the public and gain support. The way he did this was through his ability as an influential speaker and use of propaganda to discredit other parties. Therefore when Von Schliecher was made chancellor but could not gain support, Hindenburg had no choice but to make a deal with Von Papen to get Hitler into a powerful position where they could control him aswell as giving the majority what they wanted.
In Hitler’s rise to power the S.A were very effective/ helpful. As the S.A would beat people up and intimidate people throughout Germany, mainly intimidating the communists. The communists believed in the total opposite of Hitler, so the S.A forcefully prevented them from ruining Hitler’s reputation through physical contact or intimidation. Those whom disagreed with the Nazis or Hitler’s beliefs where dealt with by the S.A. Such as when the S.A threw smoke grenades into a newspapers publishing office because they published stories against Hitler and his views.
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ReplyDeleteI disagree with this statement. One of the reasons is that Hitler actually gained more votes when he started to doing things politically correct. A big reason for this is the stock market crash in 1929 in the Usa. I believe this is the case as Hitler started to speak out even more about how Germany needed to turn around. Proof is that during the stock market crash Hitler gained 107 in the elections of September 1930, improving on 12 seats form May 1928. From there the Nazis started to gain even more seats as in July 1932 they gained 230 seats. A year later when Hitler won the election to become Chancellor the Nazis had 288 seats. Another reason for this is the Nazis started to withdraw from parliament. Due to this they had to be a vote all the time, giving the Nazis even more seats as they gained voters in this process.
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ReplyDeleteI disagree with this statement as we could argue that he made it into the position of chancellor by having the most votes in the Reichstag, making him the most popular party leader. Or you could say that it was because of his speeches, which took the Nazi party from being a pub club to the most popular Reichstag. So as you can see it was not just the S.A that lead to Hitler’s rise to chancellor.