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How strong was Hitler’s position in 1933

How strong was Hitler’s position in 1933. Nazis largest single party, but didn’t have overall majority in Reichstag. Hindenburg & Von Papen appointed Hitler as a ‘puppet’ chancellor. Only 2 Nazis in Cabinet. Prodigy.

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How strong was Hitler’s position in 1933

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  1. How strong was Hitler’s position in 1933 Nazis largest single party, but didn’t have overall majority in Reichstag Hindenburg & Von Papen appointed Hitler as a ‘puppet’ chancellor Only 2 Nazis in Cabinet Prodigy Study the photo and the facts about Hitler & the Nazis in 1933. How powerful was Hitler? What would he need to do in order to survive?

  2.  Key words: Reichstag arsonist incendiary Who was to blame for the Reichstag fire?  Aims To assess what Hitler could gain from the Fire To analyse the reliability of accounts the Reichstag Fire (27th Feb 1933)

  3. Your task • Read about the events surrounding the Reichstag Fire of March 1933 in SHO, p.63. Make a note of the ways in which before & after the fire Hitler increased his grip on power •  How far was Hitler responsible for increasing his grip on power – who else shares the blame?

  4. Hitler increases his power Hitler appointed Chancellor (Jan 1933) Calls new elections Nazi-controlled police used to break up political meetings during the elections Hermann Goering ordered Prussian police to ‘cover’ for SA & police who used firearms against Nazi opponents Hindenburg passed decree suspending Constitution

  5. How did Hitler exploit the Reichstag fire? • Dutch Communist, van der Lubbe • Police imprisoned 4,000 Communist activists • 28 Feb, Hindenburg suspended freedom of speech & gave police emergency powers • March 1933 NSDAP gained 288 seats; won support of Nationalists & Catholic Centre party; abolished Communists Why might some historians suggest van der Lubbe was framed?

  6.  Your task • Read through the sources, decide which theory they support and explain why: • 1. Van der Lubbe started the fire and was acting alone • 2. Van der Lubbe was acting as part of a Communist plot • 3. Nazis started the fire themselves • Give each source a reliability rating (out of 5) and explain why you have reached your decision • Write a paragraph explaining who you think was responsible for the fire. Use evidence to support your opinion.

  7.  Report Write a police report on who was to blame. Include the following: Brief description of build up to Fire Key suspects Assessment of reliability of evidence gathered Judgement on who was to blame

  8. Success criteria

  9.  Key words: Reichstag arsonist incendiary Who was to blame for the Reichstag fire?  Aims To assess what Hitler could gain from the Fire To analyse the reliability of accounts the Reichstag Fire (27th Feb 1933)

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