Explain how Hitler became chancellor

Treaty of Versailles

-signed 28th June 1919 by big 3 and Germany

-created at end of ww1

-the big 3 are:France, us and Britain

-kaiser whilhem abdicated (steps down) Meaning no leader of Germany

-German politicians came together and formed wiemar republic (GOV)

-W.R signed the ToV

The night of the long knives

-30th June 1934

-SA was involved

-more than 3 million in 1934

-SA acting like thugs(making Hitler embarrassed)

-Hitler used the SS to arrest Röhm and leaders of the SA

-they were arrested and shot all in 1 night (Possibly 400 killed that night)

The SA and the SS

-Ernest Röhm: head of the SA,they provided millitary protection for nazi party

-Heinrich Himmler: Head of SS, only 300 of them

-SA was Hitlers private army, they were known as the stormtroopers or the brown shirts

-SS was Hitlers private body guards

-SA became a big issue for Hitler at long knives

The Munich putsch

-putsch: a violent overthrow/takeover

-happened 8-11 November 1923

-more of a success than fail

-gained international recognition because when Hitler went to prison he wrote a book and started to sell them

-people he thought supported him, turned last second

The police state

-secret police- the people who enforces the Nazi police state. They were allowed to arrest people on suspicion, they were called the Gestapo and their leader was heydrich

-Nazi state police- this was an idea to install fear into the German people to ensure that no one went against Hitler or the Nazi party.