Unit 5: Adolf Hitler

In what year did the Nazi become the largest party in the German Reichstag?

1932

How did the Great Depression affect Germany and the Nazi Party?

6 million people were unemployed which then became the Nazis

What key event happened in Jan. 1933?

He became the head of the Government

What were Hitler's main ideas in his book Mein Kampf?

He blamed Germanys issues on the Jews

How did the burning of the Reichstag building help Hitler and the Nazis gain total control of the German government?

He used it to Destroy all the political parties

After his failure in the attempted violent overthrow of Bavaria, how did Hitler decide the Nazi Party would proceed in gaining power in Germany?

He would use the democratic system

What was Hitler's attempted coup of the Bavarian government known as?

Him and his associates planned to seize Munich

What were the "Brownshirts"?

Nazis

What issues did Germany face in the early 1920's?

Right wing nationalists and communists would start problems and fights in towns

What event occurred in 1934 that enabled Hitler to assume the title of "Der Fuhrer"?

The president passed away