Germany after WWI

THE ORIGINS OF NAZISM AND HOW IT SEIZED POWER

THE ORIGINS OF NAZISM AND HOW IT SEIZED POWER

What did this man do when Germany was defeated at the end of WWI?

THE ORIGINS OF NAZISM AND HOW IT SEIZED POWER

What new regime appeared in Germany then?

What new regime apeared in Germany then?

The states of the Weimer Republic and their capitals. 1925.

The Weimar Republic.

THE WEIMER REPUBLIC

The political parties of the Weimer Republic:

1. Social-democratic party (moderate left-wing)

2. The Spartacists (extreme left-wing)

3. National socialist party (extrem right-wing)

THE WEIMER REPUBLIC

Which party governed in the Weimar Republic?

THE WEIMER REPUBLIC

Which party governed in the Weimar Republic?

THE WEIMER REPUBLIC

Which parties opposed to the government of the SPD?

THE WEIMER REPUBLIC

Which parties opposed to the

government of the SPD?

The Spartacists The Nazi Party

THE WEIMER REPUBLIC

Explain the opposition of the Spartacists to the government.

THE WEIMER REPUBLIC

Explain the oposition of the Nazi party to the government.

THE WEIMER REPUBLIC

Explain the oposition of the Nazi party to the government.

THE WEIMER REPUBLIC

Which two crisis affected Germany?

THE WEIMER REPUBLIC

Which two crisis affected Germany? What were the

consequences?

THE WEIMER REPUBLICEvolution of the economic

situation and the votes between 1919 and 1932.% votes

/parties1919

1920

1924may

1924 dicember

1928 1930 1932july

1932 november

Nazi 0 0 6,6 3 2,6 18,3 37,3 33,1

National Germans

10,3 14,9 19,5 20,5 14,2 7 5,9 8,8

Parties of centre.

42,7 40,1 31,5 33,7 27,6 23,1 18,2 18,2

Socialists 37,9 21 20,5 26 29,8 24,6 21,6 20

Communists

7,8 20 12,6 9 10,6 13,1 14,3 19,9

HOW DID HITLER SEIZE POWER?Which party obtained most of the

votes in the elections of 1932?

HOW DID HITLER SEIZE POWER?Which party obtained most of the

votes in the elections of 1932?

HOW DID HITLER SEIZE POWER?Who did the president of the

Republic named as chancellor?

HOW DID HITLER SEIZE POWER?Who did the president of the

Republic named as chancellor?

Hitler seized power legally

HOW DID HITLER SEIZE POWER?What did Hitler do when he came

to power?

HOW DID HITLER SEIZE POWER?

The

Night of the Long Knives The Night of the Long Knives involved the violent

purge of certain members of the Nazi Party from

June 30th to July 2nd in 1934. Called the Nacht der

langen Messer in Germany, this event occurred over a

series of days and entailed the Nazi regime’s murder of

those Hitler considered to be political enemies. In

particular, those targeted belonged to the Strasserist, a

left wing faction of the Nazi Party that Hitler

distrusted.

Those killed during these events included leaders and

major figures in the Strasserist such as Kurt von Schleicher

 (a former Chancellor), Gustav Ritter von Kahr, and Gregor

Strasser. Also targeted and killed were the main leaders of

the Sturmabteilung (SA), a paramilitary organization of the

Strasserist which operated in a manner similar to the

Brownshirts of Mussolini’s fascist regime in Italy.

After the Night of the Long Knives, Hitler had

eliminated both real and perceived opposition in

the Nazi Party. He was able to put his main

loyalists in charge of various operations in the

German government and further expand his ability

to control the government and the populace

HOW DID HITLER SEIZE POWER?

What happened in August 1934?

HOW DID HITLER SEIZE POWER?

What happened in August 1934?

Hindenburg

Head of the State.

Head of the government.

President of the only legal party.