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Sec 3N Hist (Elec) Chapter 3.1: Hitler's Germany (Hitler's rise to power)
This document discusses factors that contributed to Hitler's rise to power in Germany. It analyzes both favorable circumstances and Hitler's leadership abilities. Regarding circumstances, it cites the weakness of Germany's Weimar Republic due to issues with its proportional representation system which led to political instability, as well as the economic crises of hyperinflation in the early 1920s and the Great Depression in 1929 which undermined support for moderate parties. Hitler was able to take advantage of this unstable political and economic environment to increase support for the Nazi party.
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Discussion on Hitler's rise involving the Weimar Republic's weakness, hyperinflation, and the Great Depression.
Explains Singapore's electoral system, coalition government implications, and issues like parliamentary fragmentation.
Explains Singapore's electoral system, coalition government implications, and issues like parliamentary fragmentation.
Describes the weak support both left and right-wing parties had for the Weimar Republic and the role of Article 48.
Describes the weak support both left and right-wing parties had for the Weimar Republic and the role of Article 48.
Discussion on Hitler's rise involving the Weimar Republic's weakness, hyperinflation, and the Great Depression.
Focuses on hyperinflation's impact on social classes, governmental crisis during the Great Depression, and unemployment statistics.
Describes the weak support both left and right-wing parties had for the Weimar Republic and the role of Article 48.
Discussion on Hitler's rise involving the Weimar Republic's weakness, hyperinflation, and the Great Depression.
Focuses on hyperinflation's impact on social classes, governmental crisis during the Great Depression, and unemployment statistics.
Discussion on Hitler's rise involving the Weimar Republic's weakness, hyperinflation, and the Great Depression.
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Sec 3N Hist (Elec) Chapter 3.1: Hitler's Germany (Hitler's rise to power)
- 1. Chapter 3 3.1 Towhat extent was Hitler’s rise to power due more to favourable circumstances than his leadership abilities 3.2 To what extent, if at all, did Hitler’s rule benefit the people in Germany?
- 2. Reasons for therise of Hitler 1) Favourable circumstances 2) Hitler’s abilities
- 3. Favourable circumstances • Weaknessof the Weimar Republic • Hyperinflation • Impact of Great Depression
- 4. Proportional Representation For egif we use proportional representation in Singapore’s context Taking data from the 2011 General Elections PAP 60% 52 WP 13% 11 NSP 12% 11 SDP 5% 4 RP 4% 4 SPP and SDA 6% 5 BUT PAP: 81 WP: 6 NSP: 0 SDP: 0 RP: 0 SPP and SDA: 0
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- 6. What are theimplications? • No party had majority • High degree of fragmentation in parliament
- 7. Coalition government • Allparties in the parliament come together to form a coalition government • Some parties were extreme and not willing to compromise
- 8. What are theimplications • The coalition government kept breaking up which meant frequent changes to government • 20 different coalition governments from 1919 – 1933 • Difficult to pass laws
- 9. Article 48 • GavePresident the power to dissolve both houses of parliament and rule for 6 months in times of emergency • Civil liberties could be suspended • Not clearly defined
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- 12. Weak support Left-wing - Opposedto democracy - Took part in revolutions to overthrow the WR - Communist Spartacists fought against the Freikorps
- 13. Weak Support Right-wing - Disagreedwith the TOV - Nationalistic and conservative - Felt betrayed by the WR (November Criminals) - Wanted a dictatorial government and thus impeded the work of the WR - Blamed the politicians for the defeat of Germany
- 14. Favourable circumstances • Weaknessof the Weimar Republic • Hyperinflation • Impact of Great Depression
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- 16. Hyperinflation • Workers wenton strike so that there was nothing the French could take • The WR printed more money to pay the striking workers as well as to pay off some debt • Only resolved when the Rentenmark was introduced
- 18. What are itsimplications • Middle classes were hardest hit as their entire savings were wiped out • Even though it was eventually solved, the WR never won back the support of the middle class
- 19. Stresemann Era (1923– 1929) • Chancellor (Aug 1923 – Nov 1923) • Brought hyperinflation to an end • Negotiated the Dawes Plan in 1924 • Locarno Treaties • Entry into the League of Nations • Young Plan in 1929
- 20. Favourable circumstances • Weaknessof the Weimar Republic • Hyperinflation • Impact of Great Depression
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- 22. Economic Crisis • Governmentmade cuts to social services • Poverty, Homelessness, Starvation • 1932, 6 million people unemployed (33%)
- 23. Political Crisis • Coalitiongovernment could not decide on what to do • No laws were passed • People wanted more decisive action • Decline in support for moderate parties • Increase in support for extreme parties(Nazi Party/Communist Party)
- 24. Favourable Circumstances 1) Weaknessof the Weimar Republic – Constitution and Proportional Representation – Weak Support 2) Hyperinflation 3) Impact of Great Depression
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