Hitler's Rise to Power
Early career of Hitler; founding of the Nazi Party; Mein Kampf; Munich Putsch; decline in support in the Stresemann years. Inability of the Weimar Republic to cope with the Depression. Growth in support for the Nazis, 1929-1933; and its reasons; elections of 1932; invitation to lead coalition government, 1933.
Make sure you have detailed factual knowledge about AND HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT the following issues and topics:
Hitler and the growth of the Nazi Party to 1933 1. A summary of Hitler's early career. 2. An account of Hitler's beliefs. 3. The story of the Munich Putsch 4. The story of Hitler's rise to power, 1929-33 5. The reasons why Hitler came to power
and that you are able to explain:
Hitler and the growth of the Nazi Party to 1933
Hitler's Early Career
Hitler's BeliefsIF YOU ARE ASKED THIS, MAKE SURE YOU GIVE SOME FACTS AS WELL. (Foul Nazi Racists) Hitler's beliefs - 'National Socialism' - can be found in his speeches, in the Nazi's Twenty-five Point Programme, and in Mein Kampf (1924). They included: 1. Fascism - a strong central government with Hitler as dictator. 2. Nationalism - unite all German-speaking people in one country; destroy the Treaty of Versailles; Germany should rule the world. 3. Racism - Jews were untermensch.
Munich Putsch
Hitler's Rise to Power
Why Hitler Came to PowerIF YOU ARE ASKED THIS, MAKE SURE YOU GIVE SOME FACTS AS WELL. All the following played a part. Remember that the last two are the most important.
1.
Anger
at the Treaty of Versailles.
2.
Proportional Representation weakened the Weimar
government.
3. Money
from big business.
4.
Goebbels' propaganda.
5.
Hitler's
beliefs
6.
The
Stormtroopers beat up opponents. 7. Hitler was a brilliant speaker.
8.
Economic
Depression. 9. In the end, Hitler was given power by Hindenburg.
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Revision Focus This is a Paper 2 topic, so you need to have factual KNOWLEDGE IN DEPTH but also a degree of understanding which will allow you in the exam to write MULTI-CAUSAL EXPLANATIONS of the key issues. Linkse-books on the Hitler's Early Career and Hitler's Rise to Power, as well as a detailed account of the Munich Putsch.
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