Political developments in 1932
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- Political developments in 1932
- Four key players
- Paul von Hindenburg - hero of WW1 and President of the Weimar Republic
- Heinrich Bruning - the Chancellor
- Kurt von Schlicher
- General Franz von Papen
- Hitlers road to power
- April 1932 - Hindenburg stands for re-election, no one party has 50% of votes
- May 1932 - Hindenburg re-elected as president. Chancellor Bruning bans the SA and announces a plan to buy up land from landowners and use this to house the unemployed. - plans unpolular and Bruning resigns, replaced by von Papen
- von Papen put foward by von Schleicher who'd been planning a coalition between RW supporters and the Nazis
- Hitler agrees coalition if the ban on SA is removed. Coalition takes power
- von Papen put foward by von Schleicher who'd been planning a coalition between RW supporters and the Nazis
- July 1932 - More elections. Fighting between Nazis and Communists. Nazis share of the vote increases form 18% in 1930 to 38%. Hitler demands that he's made Chancellor - Hindenburg refuses
- November 1932 - Another election. von Scheicher warns Hindenburg that if von Papen stays Chacellor there will be a civil war. von Papen goes
- December 1932 - von Schleicher becomes Chancellor
- von Schleicher doesn't have the support of the public/Nazis. Persuaded Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as Chancellor to avoid von Schleicher's military dictatorship.
- Also suggests that he could have become Vice-Chancellor so that he can keep an eye on Hitler.
- Hitler becomes Chancellor
- Also suggests that he could have become Vice-Chancellor so that he can keep an eye on Hitler.
- Four key players
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