You should have talked about the other possible reasons he became chancellor. Backstairs intrigue is the main reason, because, without Papen's persuasion, there is no way Hindenburg would have ever considered Hitler. But, it is thanks to the Nazi's brilliant propaganda and their wide reach in society that allowed Hitler to become a viable political figure. Fear of Communism would also have played a role. The Nazis could easily have stopped any leftist uprising, and Hindenburg surely knew this.
In addition, I think it's worth mentioning how Hitler was pretty much forced to accept whatever deal von Papen would give him given that the fiances in the NSDAP were running out and people had thought they had peak, since they received fewer votes in Novemeber than they did in July. Also key figures like Gregor Strassor were resigning and Hitler knew he had to act now to save the party. One can almost draw parallels to Corbyn and the Labour Party today...
Hitler wouldn't have accepted whatever deal Papen presented him with. He turned down the idea of a Papen chancellorship with him as vice chancellor, saying he would not be able to support any laws being passed and would be forced to resign, which would ruin his political career and ruin the Nazi party as a whole.
Yes, however that was before the resignation of Strassor. Also the only thing Hitler cared a jot about in the negotiation was that he should be Chancellor. He didn't give a fig about anything else, since he knew to spend time negotiating every thing else would have meant the collapse of the Nazi party. Only 3 of the cabinet ministers were Nazis, including Hitler, and he went into coalition with people he despised. If Hitler really had cared about the negotiation that wouldn't have happened, but he couldn't care about it because to do so would have meant a lot of time discussing a settlement and would have led to the fracturing of the left wing of the Nazi party - with more people like Strassor resigning. Furthermore, if Hitler had accepted vice-chancellorship he really would have been von Papen's puppet as von Papen could refuse to do anything Hitler said since he was in a superior position. This would have forced Hitler to resign or carry out policies he didn't agree with, which would have reduced his credibility in the eyes of the German people. So even if the NSDAP wasn't facing a crisis (which it was) they would have continued to lost votes had Hitler accepted vice-chancellorship.
Pretty convoluted path to the point when things really started going downhill in Germany and the world. Very informative video! I also appreciate that you know how you pronounce the German names. A lot of English speakers covering WWII-related topics struggle with this or do not even really try. Of course, you've got your Friso-Dutch heritage to help you with that as well as your general interest in and knack for languages! I do have a few tips for improving your pronunciation even more, if you don't mind, even though it is pretty spot on already. First of all, you pronounce the 'ch' very much in a Dutch way and a bit more raspy than in Standard German. The German 'ch' is 'softer', i.e. a bit more to the front, somewhere in between Dutch 'ch' and English 'sh'. Actually, there are two different modes of the 'ch', depending on the vowels preceding it. For front vowels the 'ch' becomes softer still, ever so close to English 'sh'. You can hear the difference between words like 'nicht' and 'Nacht'. In some dialects of Dutch, you have the same distinctions. Another thing: Even though you correctly pronounce the 'r' as a guttural rhotic consonant, as is customary in Standard German, you do not need to roll it quite as much as you do. For a German, it may sound like you are saying "Brrrüning". Just a short tap will do. :-) Anyways, I hope you are OK with this constructive criticism and just keep up the good work!
In Alan Bullocks book on Hitler he has a chapter titled “ Revolution after power” that describes how he took over the whole country after he became Chancellor. You should do a video on that .
I'm not sure if you've seen them already, but I have a series on the Picts which you can see here: ruclips.net/p/PLWHb-MbcZ9kouDPymw9zeG6ek7yrByvyL And also a video about the Celtic Gauls which you can find here: ruclips.net/video/xaEhZq6CAag/видео.html Or an on-site video of prehistoric sites in the North East of England: ruclips.net/video/1RdDd1DdCaQ/видео.html Or an on-site video of a Gallic Oppidum (Gergovia) shot in the South of France: ruclips.net/video/Q7RHNfTMcLM/видео.html I'll be making more videos about the Picts to finish off the Ancient Culture Analysis series as well as others about Celtic cultures and history :)
Great videos man! Question for you: What's your advice for someone who has exams in under 2 weeks, how best to revise everything in this playlist? thanks!
First he had to achieve the right to run for that election, become a German citizen that is. Which is another story of its own. In 1932, if I remember correctly, it was even proposed to make him a professor for politics at the University of Braunschweig. This idea was kind of politely rejected by the head of said uni. Pointing out that Hitler couldn't provide enough evidence for his knowledge on the topic.
A group of German industrialists, the most reactionary and imperialist part of the German capitalist ruling class, met with Von Hindenburg and convinced him that the KPD, SPD and other smaller anarchist and revolutionary Socialist parties, groups and labor unions were too strong and needed to be kept in check. Secondly they favored a war and the profits such a war would bring. So Hitler was installed as chancellor because the capitalist ruling class feared a socialist revolution and wanted to increase profits. The ruling elite as well as the reactionary elements in German politics thought that Hitler was the only guy able to do the job. Well, he succeeded and the opposition to the interests of the ruling class was crushed with the most brutal methods and the profits rolled in like never before. Thyssen Krupp and other extremely wealthy German industrialist got a lot richer through the rule of the NSDAP and were never punished for their crimes. Anticommunism was the number 1 reason for Hitler's ascent to power. This was also the reason for Mussolinis rise to power. Same with Pinochet, Franco and every other Fascist who ever came to power. Fascism is the open dictatorship of the bourgousie (the ruling class in Capitalism), as opposed to the dictatorship of the bourgousie that is called democracy in the US or western Europe.
I was listening to you in this video, here in the USA, & when you mentioned that the President had to rule essentially by degree, the Reichstag couldn't get anything done and the parties were fighting amongst themselves, I blurted out, "Oh shit!" thinking about the current situation here!
The situation in the Weimar republic was nothing like the current USA. Last time I checked, there were two parties in the Congress whose markers on the political compass are almost touching. There were no less than 14 parties in the Reichstag from 1930 to 1932, and most of them had armed thugs who would battle each other in the streets frequently.
As a German I have been watched the development in the US with worries for years, but especially since 2016. Way too similar, though the basic situation is a little bit different. But when Trump announced that his people would watch the ballots, I really started to get nervous...Germans back then had to literally walk past the thugs of the NSDAP and other extreme political groups to get to the ballot in the first place. It is important to remember that a dictatorship doesn't need a real majority to seize power, it just needs enough people in high positions not acting in time.
And Hitler stayed in power because he actual did what people wanted! People wanted a dictatorship! Not everyone. But the majority! Hitler says once he comes to power that he must win over everyone! And I’d say 80% of people loved the party and the movements fantastic ideas!
Stephen Hutchinson, but still they did not vote to make him a chancellor or anything else. Hitler was appointed to be chancellor by the governor of Germany.
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Got to love how RUclips ensures you NEVER wait for any ads when you watch something about the 1930s.
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That's not how ads work
@@FuzzzehOG I think he knows.
I know, I know, actual person and all, but everytime you said "Hindenberg", I'm just picturing a zepplen making political deals...
Hindenburg....
Saitaina Malfoy *Hindenburg
Saitaina Malfoy, Was an inside job.
History with Hilbert makes a good point with every sentence. No beating about the bush!!
You should have talked about the other possible reasons he became chancellor. Backstairs intrigue is the main reason, because, without Papen's persuasion, there is no way Hindenburg would have ever considered Hitler. But, it is thanks to the Nazi's brilliant propaganda and their wide reach in society that allowed Hitler to become a viable political figure. Fear of Communism would also have played a role. The Nazis could easily have stopped any leftist uprising, and Hindenburg surely knew this.
In addition, I think it's worth mentioning how Hitler was pretty much forced to accept whatever deal von Papen would give him given that the fiances in the NSDAP were running out and people had thought they had peak, since they received fewer votes in Novemeber than they did in July. Also key figures like Gregor Strassor were resigning and Hitler knew he had to act now to save the party. One can almost draw parallels to Corbyn and the Labour Party today...
Hitler wouldn't have accepted whatever deal Papen presented him with. He turned down the idea of a Papen chancellorship with him as vice chancellor, saying he would not be able to support any laws being passed and would be forced to resign, which would ruin his political career and ruin the Nazi party as a whole.
Yes, however that was before the resignation of Strassor. Also the only thing Hitler cared a jot about in the negotiation was that he should be Chancellor. He didn't give a fig about anything else, since he knew to spend time negotiating every thing else would have meant the collapse of the Nazi party. Only 3 of the cabinet ministers were Nazis, including Hitler, and he went into coalition with people he despised. If Hitler really had cared about the negotiation that wouldn't have happened, but he couldn't care about it because to do so would have meant a lot of time discussing a settlement and would have led to the fracturing of the left wing of the Nazi party - with more people like Strassor resigning.
Furthermore, if Hitler had accepted vice-chancellorship he really would have been von Papen's puppet as von Papen could refuse to do anything Hitler said since he was in a superior position. This would have forced Hitler to resign or carry out policies he didn't agree with, which would have reduced his credibility in the eyes of the German people. So even if the NSDAP wasn't facing a crisis (which it was) they would have continued to lost votes had Hitler accepted vice-chancellorship.
There is indeed MUCH MORE to the events that happened there.
Thank you for doing this video- the backstairs intrigue baffles me !
Thanks for watching again Holly! Yeah, it was pretty crazy stuff back then, but very interesting to us in the present day :)
Pretty convoluted path to the point when things really started going downhill in Germany and the world. Very informative video!
I also appreciate that you know how you pronounce the German names. A lot of English speakers covering WWII-related topics struggle with this or do not even really try. Of course, you've got your Friso-Dutch heritage to help you with that as well as your general interest in and knack for languages!
I do have a few tips for improving your pronunciation even more, if you don't mind, even though it is pretty spot on already.
First of all, you pronounce the 'ch' very much in a Dutch way and a bit more raspy than in Standard German. The German 'ch' is 'softer', i.e. a bit more to the front, somewhere in between Dutch 'ch' and English 'sh'. Actually, there are two different modes of the 'ch', depending on the vowels preceding it. For front vowels the 'ch' becomes softer still, ever so close to English 'sh'. You can hear the difference between words like 'nicht' and 'Nacht'. In some dialects of Dutch, you have the same distinctions.
Another thing: Even though you correctly pronounce the 'r' as a guttural rhotic consonant, as is customary in Standard German, you do not need to roll it quite as much as you do. For a German, it may sound like you are saying "Brrrüning". Just a short tap will do. :-)
Anyways, I hope you are OK with this constructive criticism and just keep up the good work!
Look at me giving you pronunciation tips, while I cannot even get rid of my own Dutch accent in my videos! XD
When you search “how to become chancellor of Germany” this comes up
I searched the same thing man
love all your stuff...any chance you could do more on Alfred the great and the time of the Danish invasion
Thanks Martin! I'm actully making a series each week called "Anglo-Saxon History Visualised" so in a few weeks time we'll get to King Alfred ;)
looking forward to it 🖒
In Alan Bullocks book on Hitler he has a chapter titled “ Revolution after power” that describes how he took over the whole country after he became Chancellor. You should do a video on that .
Can you do more videos about the Celts and other pre-Roman British peoples?
I'm not sure if you've seen them already, but I have a series on the Picts which you can see here:
ruclips.net/p/PLWHb-MbcZ9kouDPymw9zeG6ek7yrByvyL
And also a video about the Celtic Gauls which you can find here:
ruclips.net/video/xaEhZq6CAag/видео.html
Or an on-site video of prehistoric sites in the North East of England:
ruclips.net/video/1RdDd1DdCaQ/видео.html
Or an on-site video of a Gallic Oppidum (Gergovia) shot in the South of France:
ruclips.net/video/Q7RHNfTMcLM/видео.html
I'll be making more videos about the Picts to finish off the Ancient Culture Analysis series as well as others about Celtic cultures and history :)
amazing video
Thank you!
He can’t hold a candle to *PUTS ON SHADES* Iron Chancellor.
the "was Von Papen to blame" is blocked in my Country...... that sucks
Opera has a built-in VPN.
Great videos man!
Question for you: What's your advice for someone who has exams in under 2 weeks, how best to revise everything in this playlist? thanks!
hope you did well in your exams!
First he had to achieve the right to run for that election, become a German citizen that is. Which is another story of its own.
In 1932, if I remember correctly, it was even proposed to make him a professor for politics at the University of Braunschweig.
This idea was kind of politely rejected by the head of said uni. Pointing out that Hitler couldn't provide enough evidence for his knowledge on the topic.
A group of German industrialists, the most reactionary and imperialist part of the German capitalist ruling class, met with Von Hindenburg and convinced him that the KPD, SPD and other smaller anarchist and revolutionary Socialist parties, groups and labor unions were too strong and needed to be kept in check. Secondly they favored a war and the profits such a war would bring.
So Hitler was installed as chancellor because the capitalist ruling class feared a socialist revolution and wanted to increase profits. The ruling elite as well as the reactionary elements in German politics thought that Hitler was the only guy able to do the job.
Well, he succeeded and the opposition to the interests of the ruling class was crushed with the most brutal methods and the profits rolled in like never before.
Thyssen Krupp and other extremely wealthy German industrialist got a lot richer through the rule of the NSDAP and were never punished for their crimes.
Anticommunism was the number 1 reason for Hitler's ascent to power.
This was also the reason for Mussolinis rise to power. Same with Pinochet, Franco and every other Fascist who ever came to power.
Fascism is the open dictatorship of the bourgousie (the ruling class in Capitalism), as opposed to the dictatorship of the bourgousie that is called democracy in the US or western Europe.
Better late than never... How could Hitler become Reichskanzler as an Austrian national. Did he change his citizenship?
FREE MY BOY PAPEN
I was listening to you in this video, here in the USA, & when you mentioned that the President had to rule essentially by degree, the Reichstag couldn't get anything done and the parties were fighting amongst themselves, I blurted out, "Oh shit!" thinking about the current situation here!
The situation in the Weimar republic was nothing like the current USA. Last time I checked, there were two parties in the Congress whose markers on the political compass are almost touching. There were no less than 14 parties in the Reichstag from 1930 to 1932, and most of them had armed thugs who would battle each other in the streets frequently.
As a German I have been watched the development in the US with worries for years, but especially since 2016. Way too similar, though the basic situation is a little bit different. But when Trump announced that his people would watch the ballots, I really started to get nervous...Germans back then had to literally walk past the thugs of the NSDAP and other extreme political groups to get to the ballot in the first place. It is important to remember that a dictatorship doesn't need a real majority to seize power, it just needs enough people in high positions not acting in time.
And Hitler stayed in power because he actual did what people wanted! People wanted a dictatorship! Not everyone. But the majority! Hitler says once he comes to power that he must win over everyone! And I’d say 80% of people loved the party and the movements fantastic ideas!
Stephen Hutchinson, but still they did not vote to make him a chancellor or anything else. Hitler was appointed to be chancellor by the governor of Germany.
Do video on NazI SA Brownshirts
Why? Are you looking to join up?
Sub-scribble cool I like that!🤔🙂
I'm a right wing Catholic
Catholics are pretty right-wing, right?
boring
great video
takk
Thanks Stefân!