DS-Germany

See the Prof Scheck page for links to a range of detailed pages on Weimar / Nazis.

([|Text]of Weimar Constitution)

Good overview from a HSC textbook:

One page overview of Constitution

One page overview of Versailles

'Short' 8 page intro to Weimar/Nazi

The Army in the 1920s

One page mind map of Collapse of Democracy

Election Results in Germany, 1924-1933
[] (follow other links on the left for related topics of Weimar)

[] Contents page of possibly best school student directed website on Germany. Use some of the links. Listen to the podcasts.
 * **How did Hitler come to power?** LIMP PAPER: []

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Fairly short overviews of key events and issues. A good starting point, but you generally need more detail.

Gustav Streseman: "Weimar's Greatest Statesman" http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=7800

Hindenburg's use of Article 48
In 1930 Hindenburg used article 48 five times, in 1931 he used it 44 times, and in 1932 he used it 60 times. Over the same period the Reichstag met less regularly. In 1930 the Reichstag met 94 times, in 1931 it met 41 times, and in 1932 it met only 13 times. This meant that largely because of Hindenburg, democracy in Germany was not working effectively.

Had Germany collapsed into dictatorship even before Hitler became Chancellor in 1933?

**Hitler: The Rise of Evil** (Part 1) media type="youtube" key="d42GhnKowwc" height="315" width="560"


 * Part 1 ||  ||
 * 0:00 || Childhood & Vienna ||
 * 8:50 || Munich - WWI ||
 * 18:50 || Communists v Freikorps, April 1919; Hitler joins Army Intelligence – goes to GWP; begins to speak and draw a crowd – rising charismatic leadership (no. of occasions) ||
 * 38:20 || (practising public speaking, actions, mannerisms etc) ||
 * 40:00 || Propaganda and marketing: the moustache gets trimmed, swastika is appropriated for flag ||
 * 48:00 || Suggestion to merge with German Socialists – Hitler goes nuts J ||
 * 50:00 || Hitler takes over from Drexler (eg of SA bully/bashing) ||
 * 52:00 || 1923: Nazi salute; ||
 * 1:02:00 || Nov 1923: Recruits Ludendorff; Rallies/speeches are getting bigger, more organised ||
 * 1:05:00 || Putsch decided, implemented, failed ||
 * 1:18:45 || Trial (decision 1:26:50 – ends) ||

**Part 2 From Landsberg Prison - Fuhrer** media type="youtube" key="yjJNgRTZpx4" height="315" width="560"

(keep watching from here) || Fuhrer. ||
 * **Part 2** ||  ||
 * 0:00 || Landsberg Prison ||
 * 11:00 || In Obersalzburg: meets Eva Braun ||
 * 17:00 || Discussion at newspaper: war vs Jews, losing $$ ||
 * 19:05 || 1925 elections, returns to Munich ||
 * 27:50 || Cabaret – satirical song, synagogue attacked, 1929 election campaign ||
 * 30:00 || Depression hits, discussion between reporter and wife about writing or silence ||
 * 39:40 || Hitler becomes German citizen, runs for President ||
 * 47:00 || Loses 1932 Presidential election, expects Chancellorship, Hindenburg appoints von Papen – suggests Hitler as VC, turned down. 1932 chaos, Gen Scheicher appointed
 * 1:01:18 || Hitler appointed Chancellor ||
 * 1:07:30 || Reichstag Fire ||
 * 1:08:40 || Enabling Act ||
 * 1:16:30 || Hitler & Rohm – Night of Long Knives. Arrests, executions, Hindenburg dies,