how hitler became chancellor 1932-33

• franz von papen


  leader of centre party

  chancellor after bruning
• what did hitler demand in mid 1932

  the position of chancellor

  despite nsdap being largest party in the reichstag von papen did not give up his position

  hitler refused to make deals with other parties in hopes of disrupting democratic success

  hindenburg refused hitler's demands

  but von papen had little support in reichstag
• what did von papen do to the reichstag in september 1932

  no one party had majority in reichstag

  impossible to maintain coalition

  von papen dissolved the reichstag

  set new elections for november 1932

  von papen was convinced nazis were losing momentum
• were the nazis losing momentum in november 1932

  worst effects of the depression = easing

  lost 2m votes

  held 196 seats as opposed to 234 (july)

  nazis also running out of funds
• why did hindenburg not give hitler the position of chancellor

  personal dislike

  distaste towards nazi methods
• why did von papen resign and when

  4th december 1932

  lost hindenburg's confidence when he suggested abolishing weimar constitution
• who did hindenburg appoint as the new chancellor after von papen

  kurt von schleicher

  bitter rival of von papen

  one of hindenburg's advisers
• what did von schleicher wish to form

  querfront (cross-front) coalition of left wing and right wing parties
• why did von schleicher resign

  a month into his role

  could not get enough support for his idea of a querfront coalition from the political parties in the reichstag
• what did the failure of both chancellors show about the weimar government

  that the system of government was not working

  political parties would rather see the system collapse than work with each other

  failure of a democracy
• what did hitler and von papen do in january 1933

  met secretly with industrialists, army leaders and politicians

  convinced them that they were aiming to save germany from von schleicher's plans and a possible communist takeover
• what did von papen convince hindenburg of in january 1933

  that a coalition government with hitler as chancellor would be the best way to save germany from von schleicher's plans

  with von papen as vice-chancellor
• when did hitler become chancellor

  30th january 1933

  hindenburg reluctantly offered hitler the position
• what did von papen and hindenburg think about appointing hitler as chancellor

  confident that they could limit hitler's influence and resist his extremist demands

  felt hitler was only a means of getting support from reichstag (as he had support from majority) and to control communists

  actual policies would be created in the cabinet by the conservative politicians who outnumbered hitler and his nazi cabinet members