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Hitler's Rise To Power - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Proportional representation: parties gaining seats based on the number of seats won.
        Impact: democratic system resulted in a high degree of fragmentation (too many small competing parties without any party gaining the majority
      - Coalition government:All parties coming together to cooperate and form a cabinet
        Impact: number of parties had extreme ideas -> parties not willing to compromise->kept breaking up, difficult to pass laws -> seen as weak
      - Article 48: Allowed president to use emergency powers and rule by decree for six months which was not clearly stated.
        impact: Exploited by hitler to seize power legally
    - - Left: Communists (e.g. Spartacist Rebellion)
      - Right: Traditionalists (e.g. Kapp Putsch)
    - - Politicians
      - Citizens
        
        Unfair TOV
        
        Indecisive
        
        Some wished for the Kaiser's return due to influence under Kaiser's advisors
      - Soldiers
        
        Govt signed TOV
  - - - Reparations for WW1
        
        Print More Money
        
        Value of money drops
        
        E.g. 6600 marks in 1919 was a small fortune, but in 1923 it was not enough to buy a post-stamp
        
        Loans
        
        French occupation of Ruhr (1923) (Ruhr was Germany's main source of income) e.g. mines, factories and railways
        
        policy of non-cooperation (So that French will have nothing to take)
        
        Fckd up government print yet more money
        
        poor hard-hit, savings and pensions of rich were wiped overnight-> weimar govt lost support
    - - USA withdraws all loans and investments
        
        Factories in Germany close down
        
        Millions Unemployed
        
        Decreased Social Spending
        
        Unemployment, Homelessness, Starvation
        
        Govt didn't take any course of action
        
        decline in support and rise in support for extreme parties (Nazis)
- - - - E.g. -abolition of tov
        
        Gained popularity because of the promises Hitler presented to Germany
  - - - Hitler youth (reached 100000 members in 1933)
    - - SA (Stormtroopers)
        
        Break up communist fights and meetings
        
        gain support of anti-communists
      - SS (Secret Police)
        
        Takes care of problems without being seen (hitler's elite personal bodyguard)
    - - Appealed to people's emotions than intellect
  - - - They didn't make him Chancellor even though he got enough votes and popularity
        
        Said that he wouldn't join the coalition Govt if he did not become a Chancellor. They allowed him to be Chancellor (1933) because the govt will get the support they need (Nazi party had a lot of votes compared to communists) (e.g. 1932 elections, nazi party won 37% while communists won 14%)
  - - - Used November Criminals, communists and Jews became scapegoats for Germany's 'ills'
    - - Wild gestures, Loud voice, Swinging arms
        
        Helps in gauging the mood of audiences
      - Beer Halls
        
        People were easily swayed as they are usually at ease
        
        Began to rant and rave when people got drunk