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45720006191249Who became the new chancellor in the coalition government?What opportunity did this give the Nazis?Why did Hitler believe he deserved the role of chancellor?Why did Hindenburg refuse him this role?00Who became the new chancellor in the coalition government?What opportunity did this give the Nazis?Why did Hitler believe he deserved the role of chancellor?Why did Hindenburg refuse him this role?45624753286125What did chancellor Bruning try to do to stop Nazi dominance?When right wing groups were angered by this, what did they do?What was the result of this?0What did chancellor Bruning try to do to stop Nazi dominance?When right wing groups were angered by this, what did they do?What was the result of this?45529501343025How had the Wall Street Crash impacted on the way German people voted in 1932?Who did this benefit the most?How had the Wall Street Crash impacted on the way German people voted in 1932?Who did this benefit the most?4533900-676275Who was the biggest party in power in 1932?What did this prompt Hitler to do in the upcoming presidential elections?0Who was the biggest party in power in 1932?What did this prompt Hitler to do in the upcoming presidential elections?-600075-685800The Nazi’s win power 1932-33By July 1932 the NSDAP was the biggest party in the Reichstag. Meanwhile, Hitler had been trying to increase his personal power. In March 1932, he stood as a candidate in the presidential elections.The presidential elections of 1932Germany was in turmoil at this time. The Wall Street Crash had caused the collapse of German industry and banking. Unemployment and the loss of savings caused hardship and unrest. As in the general elections, people protested by voting for extreme candidates. Hindenburg, president since 1925, hung on with 18 million voters. The Communist leader, Ernst Thallman, polled only 5 million. However, Hitler polled 11 million votes.Because no candidate had achieved 50 per cent of the vote, the election was repeated in April. Hindenburg polled 19 million and was re-elected president. However, while the Communist vote fell to 4 million, Hitler’s vote grew to 13 million. Hitler was now a major political figure in Germany.The fall of Chancellor BruningIn April 1932, the moderate socialist chancellor, Bruning, used a presidential decree to ban the SA and the SS. He wanted to calm the unrest and control the Nazis. But right-wing parties were angered. An ambitious general, Kurt von Schleicher, decided to remove Bruning. He organised a coalition of right-wing groups, consisting of landowners, industrialists and army officers. Then he persuaded Hindenburg that they had a majority in the Reichstag, and Bruning was sacked.Von Papen becomes chancellorVon Schleicher controlled the new government from behind the scenes. He chose a wealthy gentleman politician, ex-General Franz von Papen, as the figurehead for this new coalition. Hindenburg made von Papen chancellor in May 1932.Von Schleicher offered the NSDAP a place in the coalition. He thought he could control the Nazis, seeing them as ‘merely children who had to be led by the hand’. Hitler agreed to that offer. From May 1932, therefore, Hitler and the Nazi Party were, for the first time, part of the government of Germany.Von Papen’s coalition was weak from the start. In the general elections of July 1932, the NSDAP won 230 seats in the Reichstag. It was now the largest party. Hitler demanded that Hindenburg should sack von Papen and appoint him chancellor. Hindenburg, who had been field marshal of German forces during the First World War, detested Hitler – in his eyes he was a vulgar, jumped-up corporal. He refused.Instead, von Papen hung on to office and called a new election for November 1932. He was gambling that the Nazi support would fall. Nazi seats in the Reichstag did fall to 196, but they were still the largest party. Without Hitler’s support, von Papen could no longer command a majority in the Reichstag, nor the confidence of Hindenburg. Von Papen resigned.00The Nazi’s win power 1932-33By July 1932 the NSDAP was the biggest party in the Reichstag. Meanwhile, Hitler had been trying to increase his personal power. In March 1932, he stood as a candidate in the presidential elections.The presidential elections of 1932Germany was in turmoil at this time. The Wall Street Crash had caused the collapse of German industry and banking. Unemployment and the loss of savings caused hardship and unrest. As in the general elections, people protested by voting for extreme candidates. Hindenburg, president since 1925, hung on with 18 million voters. The Communist leader, Ernst Thallman, polled only 5 million. However, Hitler polled 11 million votes.Because no candidate had achieved 50 per cent of the vote, the election was repeated in April. Hindenburg polled 19 million and was re-elected president. However, while the Communist vote fell to 4 million, Hitler’s vote grew to 13 million. Hitler was now a major political figure in Germany.The fall of Chancellor BruningIn April 1932, the moderate socialist chancellor, Bruning, used a presidential decree to ban the SA and the SS. He wanted to calm the unrest and control the Nazis. But right-wing parties were angered. An ambitious general, Kurt von Schleicher, decided to remove Bruning. He organised a coalition of right-wing groups, consisting of landowners, industrialists and army officers. Then he persuaded Hindenburg that they had a majority in the Reichstag, and Bruning was sacked.Von Papen becomes chancellorVon Schleicher controlled the new government from behind the scenes. He chose a wealthy gentleman politician, ex-General Franz von Papen, as the figurehead for this new coalition. Hindenburg made von Papen chancellor in May 1932.Von Schleicher offered the NSDAP a place in the coalition. He thought he could control the Nazis, seeing them as ‘merely children who had to be led by the hand’. Hitler agreed to that offer. From May 1932, therefore, Hitler and the Nazi Party were, for the first time, part of the government of Germany.Von Papen’s coalition was weak from the start. In the general elections of July 1932, the NSDAP won 230 seats in the Reichstag. It was now the largest party. Hitler demanded that Hindenburg should sack von Papen and appoint him chancellor. Hindenburg, who had been field marshal of German forces during the First World War, detested Hitler – in his eyes he was a vulgar, jumped-up corporal. He refused.Instead, von Papen hung on to office and called a new election for November 1932. He was gambling that the Nazi support would fall. Nazi seats in the Reichstag did fall to 196, but they were still the largest party. Without Hitler’s support, von Papen could no longer command a majority in the Reichstag, nor the confidence of Hindenburg. Von Papen resigned. ................
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