Summary The Decline of the Weimar Republic 1929-33

5. The role of political intrigue in the aointment of hitler 1. The economic and political impact of the Wa Strt
After papen’s resignation, Schleicher was aointed
crash on Germany
chanceor however he failed as an internal row erupted
October 1929: Wa Strt crash. German reliance on
betwn Straer and Schleicher. Papen convinced Hindenburg
American loans caused ma devastation in Germany as a
to aoint Hitler as he felt Hitler could be controed “like a
loans were recaed.
puet” and therefore papen could become chanceor again.




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• January 1922: 6.1M unemployed
• 30th January 1933: Hitler aointed chanceor with
• The employed saw fa in income and fear of job lo
papen becoming vice chanceor.




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• Mile cla saw slump in demand
• Farmers faced eviction
• lack of confidence in government
• Economic problems led people to blame Weimar
government
• Rise in extremist alternative groups.




The decline of the Weimar Republic and rise of the Nazis 1929-33
2. The decline in parliamentary governemnt
and rise in presidential governement
Young plan 1929 was paed during brink of




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economic crisis causing despise for Weimar.
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4. Nazi electoral breakthroughs 1929-33 National oosition was formed as a union
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In 1929 the Nazis had 2.6% of the vote. 3. Coapse of muer’s grand coalition and impact of of dnvp, pan German leagues and
However, by 1932 in the brink of economic Brüning industrialists- led by Hugenburg.
disaster- the Nazi vote poed to 37.7% Muers coalition coapsed as it could not with stand the • this was hugely beneficial to Hitler as
making them the largest party in the internal party divisions. Hindenburg aointed Brüning as nsdap membership grew to 130,000 and
Reichstag gaining the 230 seats. This is chanceor as he was being manipulated by a sma group of the party gained national standing with
due to: advisors with ulterior motives. Hitler gaining influential contacts and
• dnvp decline Brüning was forced to resign in 1932: propaganda
• Coapse of dvp • five German banks coapsed • 1930 election Nazi won 18.3%
• Increase turnout of 84% • Wanted to turn rich areas of east Ruia to aotments
for the pr (counist ideology)
• Unemployment on the rise
Schleicher recoended Hindenburg aoint papen as he was
a centre party member with suort. Schleicher felt he
could manipulate papen and achieve his own chanceorship.