1. Lesson 4a – Rise of Hitler
Essential Question
What factors, outside of the Nazis control, explains their rise to power?
Learning Outcomes - Students will:
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Learn how factors outside of Hitler’s control led to the rise of the Nazi Party
Success Criteria
I can create a table dividing factors that led to Hitler’s rise within and outside his control

2. Preview Look at this graph When did the Nazis/NSDAP become popular?
Why weren’t they popular in 1928?
Why do you think they began to become popular in 1930?

3. Vocab
Grand Coalition Young Plan National Opposition Henrich Bruning Article 48

4. Reading SL & HL – Textbook - 174~179 HL Only – Pg. 112~127
Paper 1 – Move to Global War
Paper 2 – Topic 3:Single-Party States – Hitler
Paper 3 – Topic 14:Conflict and Cooperation; Topic 15: Versailles to Berlin
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Essential Question
IB Math
Notes only = max 5
Textbook only = max 5
Notes + Textbook = 6~7
2 lessons = about 1 week

5. Depression in Germany
How did the Depression impact Germany? Why was it hit worse than other countries?

6. Great Depression
29 October 1929 – Wall Street Crash caused the collapse of the US stock market
Because of the Dawes Plan, Germany relied on US loans to pay reparations
These loans were recalled
Extreme situations call for extreme solutions
1932 – 40%/6 million industrial workers unemployed
People had little faith in the Weimar Republic to solve this problem
1930 –Muller’s Grand Coalition falls apart

7. Political Impact
1929 Young Plan – Germany would pay 1850 million pounds in reparations by 1988 (1/4 original amount)
National Opposition is formed of right-wing groups to oppose this but unsuccessful
Hitler gains
Party membership grew to 130,000 by 1929
Nazism gained a national standing
Gained access to the right-wing media
Contacts with the right

8. 1930 Elections Hindenburg names Bruning, a Conservative, Chancellor
Wished to use the constitution to his advantage
Article 48 – The President had emergency powers to make decrees
Economic policy was to cut gov’t spending to avoid inflation
No support in the Reichstag, leading to an election Sept 1930
1930 Election
Bruning remains chancellor, but does not have the largest majority
Nazi’s become the second largest party with 107 seats (1928, received 12)
Why?
1.8 new voters from 1928, 82% turnout
Nazi propaganda directed at middle class and rural audience

9. Bruning’s Gov’t Ruled with Presidential Decrees
Continued to cut expenditure and raise taxes
1932 Presidential Election
Hindenburg (53%) defeats Hitler (36.8%), but Bruning made it difficult
Banking Crisis – Danat, a major bank, collapsed, leading to the rise of the National Opposition again
Land Reform – attempted to take land in East Prussia and give it unemployed workers
Enemies – right wingers called for his resignation
1932 – Hindenburg forces Bruning to resign

10. Why did Hitler become Chancellor?
Outside of Hitler’s control
Within Hitler’s Control
1929 – Great Depression
6 million unemployed
1929 – Young Plan
National Opposition
1930 Election – Bruning’s misread the political environment
Bruning’s gov’t – unpopularity of his policies

11. Lesson 4B – Rise of Hitler
Essential Question
What factors, outside of the Nazis control, explains their rise to power?
Learning Outcomes - Students will:
Preview – Message from a graph
Learn how Hitler became chancellor
Success Criteria
I can complete my table dividing factors that led to Hitler’s rise within and outside his control

12. Why do you think Nazi support rose so much from 1928~1932?
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Why do you think Nazi support rose so much from 1928~1932?

13. Vocab
Franz Von Papen Jeremy Noakes Kurt von Schleicher

14. Reading SL & HL – Textbook - 174~179 HL Only – Pg. 112~127
Paper 1 – Move to Global War
Paper 2 – Topic 3:Single-Party States – Hitler
Paper 3 – Topic 14:Conflict and Cooperation; Topic 15: Versailles to Berlin
Make sure you are adding to
Notes
Essential Question
IB Math
Notes only = max 5
Textbook only = max 5
Notes + Textbook = 6~7
2 lessons = about 1 week

15. July 1932 Elections
The new, un-elected chancellor, Franz von Papen, wanted to secure the support of the Nazis
Hitler agreed based on 2 ideas
New elections
End the ban on the SA and SS
Elections were violent
86 deaths
Papen declares a state of emergency in Prussia and takes over by presidential decree
Nazi becomes the largest party with 230 seats/37% while the communists go up to 14%
Meaning 51% of Germany voted for non-democratic parties

16. Why do you believe the author says “Reichstag is totally incapable of functioning?

17. Nov 1932 Elections
Jeremy Noakes refers Aug~Dec as ‘the months of crisis
Hitler wanted the Chancellor position, but Hindenburg liked Papen and referred to Hitler as the “little Bohemian corporal”
12 Sept – Reichstag votes (512 to 42) no confidence in Papen, forcing another election in November 1932
Nazi vote decreases to 196 seats/33%, but Hitler refuses to work with the gov’t unless he is chancellor
Dec - Due to the Nazi popularity and lack of support of the army, Papen is removed and replaced by Kurt von Schleicher
Attempted to split the Nazi Party and provide public work projects to gain the support of the Left, but failed

18. Chancellor Hitler Papen was upset by how he was replaced
Hitler and Papen work out a deal that would see Papen become Hitler’s vice-chancellor
Schleicher’s leftist policies scared many on the Right
Jan 30, 1933 – Papen is able to convince Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor, believing that he could be controlled and support a conservative agenda

19. Why did Hitler become Chancellor?
Outside of Hitler’s control
Within Hitler’s Control
1929 – Great Depression
6 million unemployed
1929 – Young Plan
National Opposition
1930 Election – Bruning’s misread the political environment
Bruning’s gov’t – unpopularity of his policies
1932 Election – Germans vote 51% for anti-democratic party
Papen is replaced, but is unhappy
Papen and Hindenburg believe they can control Hitler