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Adolf HitlerThe Rise of Evil
Inquiry Question
“To what extent was Hitler’s rise to power due more to favourable circumstances than his leadership abilities?”
Recap
CircumstancesO There was early O to the Weimar GovernmentC The Weimar Government was a C Government
D During its time in power, the Weimar Government made a few Bad D
C The WR also lost a C Leader in Gustav Stresemann
D The WR was badly affected by the Great D
PPOSITION
OALITION
EPRESSION
APABLE
ECISIONS
Lesson Objectives
Rise of Hitler
(1) Favourable Circumstances
WR was a coalition government
Opposition from left and right wings
WR made bad decisions
Lost a capable leader/ Great Depression
(2) Hitler’s own abilities
Excellent speaker & charismatic leader
Exploiting Fear of Communism
Reorganised the Nazi Party
Made deals with politicians
Nazi Ideology
National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP), a.k.a. Nazi Party
Hitler’s work Mein Kampf (My Struggle) Written while he was imprisoned Outlined his beliefs
Nazi Ideology
ARYAN
Nazi Ideology
Othersi) Efficient organisation of all aspects
of the lives of the masses under the central government – Familiar?
ii) Greatness achieved through war
Nazi Ideology
Promised to solve unemployment problem
Nazi Appeal
Anti-communist views appealed to the RIGHT
Talk of equality, state control and creation of jobs appealed to the LEFT
Position on TOV, Aryan Race, Lebensraum appealed to Nationalists
Promised something for everyone!
Watch this clip!
Think about the way Hitler speaks:
Take note of - his voice - his body language
Charismatic Speaker
Brilliant speaker with great charisma Master at gauging the audience’s mood Great energy
Beer hall speeches Why? People at ease and were receptive
Addressed people’s concerns Familiar with people’s concerns Used ‘November criminals’, communists and Jews
as scapegoats
Exploiting Fears of Communism
Farmers feared a communist victory Why?
Businessmen too Why?
Hitler promised farmers and businessmen that he would help them if in power
Exploiting Fears of Communism
Alfred Hugenberg Newspaper and film studio owner Allowed Nazis to use his studio to make
propaganda films
Exploiting Fears of Communism
Need to restore Stability Unrest in 1930s due to unemployment Communists fought police in streets of
Germany Hitler used his armed forces (SA) to fight
communists and break up meetings People looked to the Nazis to
restore order
Reorganisation of the Nazi Party
Nazis began with limited support Failed Munich rising in 1923
Imprisonment Only 3% of votes before Great
DepressionOther
political parties
The Nazi Party
Reorganisation of the Nazi Party
Increase Party
Membership
Est. local Nazi parties
Youth Organisatio
ns
Reorganisation of the Nazi Party
Est. SA and SS
SA: paramilitary organisatio
n- Break up strikes and Communist
meetingsSS: Hitler’s
personal bodyguard
Himmler
Reorganisation of the Nazi Party
Propaganda
Appeal to emotions rather
than intellect
Portray Nazis as a strong party united under ONE leader
Election results1928 1932
Other political parties
Other political parties
The Nazi Party
The Nazi Party
Dealings with Politicians
In 1932, the Nazi party had the most seats (37%) in the Parliament (Reichstag)
President von Hindenburg was pressurised to agree to Hitler’s demand for chancellorship. Persuaded by Franz von Papen who thought
that the conservatives could channel their support for Hitler into support for the policies of the cabinet.
Dealings with Politicians
Furthermore, it was hoped that Hitler could help the government to control the Communists.
On 30 January 1933, Hitler was appointed Chancellor.
Within months, he ended Weimar Germany and started the Third Reich. More on this later on.
Inquiry Question
“To what extent was Hitler’s rise to power due more to favourable circumstances than his leadership abilities?”