HIS 102 1st Edition Lecture 34 Outline of Last Lecture I. Building Socialism in one countryA. The first five year planB. Collectivizing agricultureII. Stalin’s dictatorship: the price paidOutline of Current Lecture I. Peaceful interlude: Weimar (1924-29)A. Constitution established in WeimarB. Gustav Stressemann1. Dominant politician from 1924-292. Supported the old royalty3. Signs 1925 Locarno Treatyi. Affirms Germany’s agreement that Western borders are permanentii. Result: 1926, Germany joins the League of NationsC. Dawes Plan (1924)1. Provided loans and investment into the German economyD. Young Plan (1929)1. Provided loans and investment into the German economyII. Great Depression: crisis and paralysisA. Manufacturing crisis1. By 1931, unemployment over 5 and a half millionB. Government does not respond effectively1. Government cuts taxes and balances the budget2. You actually want to increase taxesC. Civil violenceD. Different political parties organizing militiasIII. Why the Nazi’s?A. Conservative Elites 1. Von Papeni. Go to Hindenberg and want to establish a coalition government with Hitler as headii. Hitler will do the dirty workThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.iii. Hindenberg agrees2. 1933, Hitler appointed as chancellor legallyB. Why did the Nazi’s become so powerful?1. BY 1941, has SA, very powerfuli. Leader was E. Roehm2. 1923, “Beer Hall Putsch”i. Declares that there is a revolution, about to take over3. Hitler is arrested, 5 year sentencei. 1928, released and decides he has to be voted into power4. 1932, Nazi’s become most powerful partyi. Hitler is famous for fanatical racismii. Nazi’s pledged to restore German greatness, put German’s back to workiii. Unity of German nation, zealous nationalismiv. Helps that Nazi’s were dominated by young, energetic men5. Reichstag firei. Hitler declares that it is a conspiracy by the German Communist partyii. This outlaws communist party, round all communists up and put themin political camps6. Enabling Act (March 23): gives Hitler emergency powers, suspends due processi. Purges the civil serviceii. Dismantles political system; bans each political partyiii. Hitler was only still afraid of the army (only thing that could challenge his power)7. E. Roehm i. Wants SA to be the new German armyii. Night of the long knives: SA leadership arrested and killed, Hitler’s oldest friend, Roehm, executed for threatening army leadershipiii. Army indicates full approval of Hitler8. Hindenberg dies and army decides Hitler will assume Hindenberg’s positionIV. Hitler consolidates
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