TIMELINE1. 1919 Nazi party formed 2. 1919 Weimar constitution means small parties get seats and article 48 means President can rule

alone3. 1920 Hitler becomes leader, establishes NAZI ideas (anti Comunist, Jews, Versailes and Weimar)4. 1923 Munich putsch (16 dead, revolt fails, Hitler imprisoned) Hitler uses trial to gain publicity,

changes tactics- to gain power democratically, writes ‘Mein Kampf’ in prison5. 1923-1929 the wilderness years, Weimar does well so NAZIs don’t (0nly 12 seats in 1928)6. 1929 wall street crash causes unemployment in Germany (transmitted by the Dawes plan)

Nazis given money by businesses (e.g. Krupp, Henry Ford)- who were scared of Communists and trade Unions

7. 1932 Germany has 4 chancellors (Bruning, Von papen, Schleicher, Von Papen) so chaotic that Hindenburg has to use article 48 to rule. NAZIs use rallies, planes, SA, Hitler’s speeches to gain support. The number of Nazi seats in the Reichstag rose from 12 in 1928 to 230 in July 1932.

8. Jan 1933 Von Papen persuades Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor. 1933 feb Reichstag fire. 1933 March Communists arrested, other opposition deputies (MPs) intimidated, enabling act passed

9. 1934 Hindenburg dies, Hitler now President10. 1934 army swears loyalty to Hitler, after the night of long knives. Hitler now Fuhrer.

PEOPLE1. NAZI= National Socialist Party2. Ludendorff- WWI General who was involved in the Munich putsch, to give the NAZIs credibility 3. Krupp and Henry Ford- wealthy industrialists (factory owners) who gave the NAZIs money4. SS- black shirted NAZI thugs. Became the most powerful organisation in NAZI Germany after the

night of long knives.5. SA- brown shirted NAZI thugs. Involved in Munich putsch and street battles with Communists. Lost

importnce after night of long knives6. Goebbels- minister of information, in charge of NAZI propaganda.7. Goering – Hitler’s deputy leader, head of Luftwaffe8. Von Papen- briefly chancellor of Germany, miscalculated by persuading Hindeburg to make Hitler

chancellor 9. Bruning & Von Schleicher- Chancellors of Germany briefly, unable to solve unemployment10. Hindenburg- WWI General and President of Germany11. Fuhrer- the German word for leader/father12. Deputies- a member of the Reichstag

KEY TERMS1. Constitution- a list of rules for running a country2. Munich putsch- a failed revolt, by the NAZIs in 1923. Also known as

the beer hall putsch.3. Article 48- a rule that gave the President power to rule alone in a

crisis. Used by Hindenburg in 1932 & Hitler from 1933-45.4. Proportional representation- a way of counting votes that means

every vote counts e.g. 5% of votes=5% of power. Very fair but also meant extreme parties gained power.

5. Mein Kampf- means ‘my struggle’ and was Hitler’s6. Nuremburg- where the NAZis held their rallies (of up to a 100 000

people)7. Reichstag- the German parliament