F7 From Second Reich to Third Reich - The Student Room
F7 From Second Reich to Third Reich - The Student Room
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Access <strong>to</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry Online Edexcel Unit 1 – <strong>F7</strong> <strong>From</strong> <strong>Second</strong> <strong>Reich</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Third</strong> <strong>Reich</strong>:Germany, 1918–45Anti-Young Plan referendum campaign – 14% only favourrejection1930 Muller government resigns; Bruning appointed ChancellorYoung Plan agreedNazis make their elec<strong>to</strong>ral breakthrough in theSeptember elections – gaining 107 seats and becomingthe second largest party; Rohm becomes leader of theSA after some discontent; Hitler begins <strong>to</strong> build up SSBruning introduces economic policies by presidentialdecree (Article 48)1931 Josef Goebbels is put in charge of propaganda. InFebruary, SA is purged of leaders such as Stennes<strong>The</strong> Harzburg Front is created with the aim of removingBruning from power and preventing a communisttakeover. This links Hitler <strong>to</strong> the DNVP and leadingindustrialists such as Fritz Thyssen1932 In January Hitler receives positive support fromindustrialistsHindenburg is re-elected President after two ballots withHitler achieving 13.4 million votes <strong>to</strong> Hindenburg’s 19.3million votes on the second ballotUnemployment reaches 6.1 million<strong>The</strong> Nazis make further advances in the State elections inApril<strong>The</strong> SA and the SS are banned by emergency decree inApril, with the ban being lifted in JuneBruning resigns in May; von Papen appointed ChancellorIn the July elections the Nazis become the largest partywith 37% of the vote and 230 seatsHindenburg refuses <strong>to</strong> make Hitler ChancellorNo confidence vote in government in SeptemberIn the November elections, the Nazi vote drops <strong>to</strong> 33%of the vote and their seats in the <strong>Reich</strong>stag go down <strong>to</strong>196. This leads <strong>to</strong> an internal crisis among Party leadersIn December von Papen resigns; Schleicher appointedChancellor1933 January political discussions concerning futuregovernment as government struggles <strong>to</strong> maintain power;Hindenburg persuaded <strong>to</strong> consider Hitler as ChancellorHitler is appointed Chancellor (30 January) with twoother Nazis in his Cabinet – Frick as Minister of theInterior and Goering as Minister without Portfolio;elections called for March<strong>The</strong> Decree for the Protection of the German People ispassed. This gives Hitler the power <strong>to</strong> ban hostile politicalmeetings and newspapersMembers of the SA are appointed as auxiliary policemenso that they have the same powers as the police<strong>Reich</strong>stag Fire takes place. <strong>The</strong> Communists are blamedfor this and it gives the Nazis the opportunity <strong>to</strong> furthererode civil libertiesEmergency Decrees for the Protection of the German© Hodder Education 2010. This material may be downloaded and copied free ofcharge, but only for distribution within the subscribing institution.