Hitlers road to power

• what happened in the 1930 Reichstag elections?


  -Nazis gained 107 seats

  
  

  -Heinrich brunig became chancellor and was unpopular for raising taxes and cutting benefits
• what happened in the 1932 presidential elections?


  -Hitler ran for president against Hindenburg and was close to winning

  
  

  -Hitler had 13.4 million votes and Hindenburg had 19.3 million

  
  

  -shows how popular Hitler was and how Weimar republic was losing support
• When did Hitler become Chancellor?

  January 1933
• how did Hitler become chancellor?


  -Von Papen continued to plot against von Schleicher with Hindenburg and right wing parties in the Reichstag

  -Von Schleicher said that if they supported Hitler as chancellor they could control him

  -Reluctantly Hindeburg agreed to appoint Hitler
• how did big businesses help Hitler become chancellor?


  -39 business men wrote a letter to Hindenburg demanding his appointment to save the country from communists