4.3 .1 and 4.3.2 The path to power

4.3.1 and 4.3.2 The path to power
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4.3.1 and 4.3.2 The path to power
Make notes of the most important events / concepts!

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

At the end of this lesson...
  • You will be able to explain why people were drawn to Hitler and the NSDAP.
Other goals this week:
  • (You explain the features of National Socialism)
  • (You explain how Hitler got all the power in Germany)





Slide 2 - Tekstslide


Germany
1924-1929


Economically, the country is doing better: 
Americans support German economy with Dawes plan
People have faith in democracy........
The people calm down and the Republic becomes more stable.

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Dawes plan 1924
United States lends money to Germany. 
Germany can thus rebuild its economy and start paying the reparation payments to France (Versailles).
Things went rather well between 1924-1929.
But then..........

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Wall Street crash 1929
a.k.a. 1929: Black Thursday ​
Booming economy in U.S. --> people buy shares on a loan​
1929--> stock prices go down --> people panic and sell--> prices go even further down--> people can't pay their loans anymore--> economic crisis

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Wall Street Crash 1929
Because the U.S. is the biggest economy at that time it affected a lot of other countries. Also Germany is hit very hard by the crisis.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Opportunity
  • Germany was hit hard by the Wall Street Crash.

  • Most of Germany became unemployed.

  • The Germans started to wish for a more powerful leader who could help them get out of the crisis...

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

The NSDAP
  • After his release from prison, Hitler manages to make the NSDAP (=National Socialist German Workersparty) one of the biggest parties in Germany. 

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

The next clip shows 4 reasons how Hitler gained more popularity

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Slide 11 - Video

4 reasons how Hitler gained more popularity
1. Germany was humiliated and betrayed by the Treaty of Versailles
2. Hitler was a gifted public speaker
3. Fear of poverty
4. Hitler blamed 1 group for the misfortunes of Germany

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

The ideas of the NSDAP:
  • Getting rid of the Treaty of Versailles: It was humiliating and a disgrace.
  • Getting rid of the Weimar Republic: The stab-in-the-back-myth. The government has betrayed their people during WWI.
  • Getting rid of the unemployment: The NSDAP helps people find a job and get and back on their feet.

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

But what is the NSDAP exactly?
  • A nationalistic party: Hitler wants to make Germany powerful again. A country to be proud of.

  • An authoritarian party: They don't believe in democracy.

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Propaganda
  • People weren't just drawn to Hitler's appealing campaign promises. Propaganda played a major role as well.
  • Hitler himself became part of the propaganda. People are impressed by his speeches and are drawn to him.
  • Hitler's colleague (and later ''minister of propaganda'') Joseph Goebbles becomes head of this propaganda campaign. 

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

Slide 16 - Video

Violence
  • The Nazis use violence  to intimidate their opponents.
  • They use the SA (Sturmabteilung) for this. 

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

Taking Power
1932: NSDAP 37% --> biggest party
Nobody trusted him, but the elites wanted to use Hitler to stop democracy --> Hitler became Reichs Chancelor 
Big mistake--> Hitler declared for new elections --> NSDAP 44%
Because of the Reichstag fire and intimidation--> 1933 the Enabling act was voted in that gave Hitler all the power

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

Worktime
Paragraph 4.3 exercise 1, 3, 4 ,6a,8, 10
It's ok if you work in pairs and divide the questions.
Please hand in your answers so you can check them!
4.3.1: exc. 1+3
4.3.2: exc.4+6a
4.3.3: exc. 8+10
Share the answers so everyone can hand them in in the end!
Which Dutch person was accused for the Reichstagfire?


Slide 19 - Tekstslide

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

Reichstag elections July 1932
Nazis (brown) are largest parties, but don't have an overall majority

Slide 21 - Tekstslide

Flashback
Last lesson we discussed the path to power of Hitler and the NSDAP.
Try to answer the next five questions.

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

Which statement is false?
A
Thanks to the crisis, Hitler’s party grew immensely.
B
According to Hitler, poverty in Germany was caused by the Treaty of Versailles.
C
In 1928, the NSDAP was still a small political party.
D
In 1932, the NSDAP had a majority in the German parliament.

Slide 23 - Quizvraag

What causal relation does the chart show between the
unemployment rate and the popularity of the NSDAP?
ps, you don't need to include numbers in your answer.
The bars show the percentage of votes received by the NSDAP during the elections between 1924-1933. The line shows the unemployment rate.

Slide 24 - Open vraag

Read source A
What motive could the people, described by
Hauser, have had for voting NSDAP?

Slide 25 - Open vraag

Read source A
What motive could they have had for
not voting for a democratic party?

Slide 26 - Open vraag

Reichstag elections March 1933
Nazis (brown) , together with another nationalist party, have an overall majority

Slide 27 - Tekstslide

Slide 28 - Video

In March 1933, tens of thousands of alleged German communists were arrested, brutally tortured and, in some cases, killed. Research shows that a large part of German population agreed on this policy. Explain the most probable reason for people agreeing with this policy.

Slide 29 - Open vraag

Slide 30 - Video

Slide 31 - Video

Slide 32 - Video