Birth of the Nazi Party

Question 1

When was the German Workers’ Party (DAP) formed?

Answer 1

January 1919

Question 2

Who was the first leader of the German Workers’ Party (DAP)?

Answer 2

Anton Drexler

Question 3

When did Hitler join the German Workers’ Party (DAP)?

Answer 3

1919

Question 4

What did Drexler put Hitler in charge of when he joined the DAP?

Answer 4

Propaganda and political ideas

Question 5

What did the German Workers’ Party (DAP) announce in 1920?

Answer 5

• Its 25 Point Programme
• It was becoming the NSDAP (The National Socialist German Workers’ Party)

Question 6

When did Hitler takeover as leader of the German Workers’ Party (DAP)?

Answer 6

1921 - just two years after joining

Question 7

What was one of Hitler’s main attractions?

Answer 7

His power as a speaker

Question 8

What did the Twenty Five Point Programme say about the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 8

That it should be abolished

Question 9

What did the Twenty Five Point Programme say about Germany and Austria

Answer 9

That they should be united (an Anscshluss). This was in contravention of the Treaty of Versailles

Question 10

What did the Twenty Five Point Programme say about who should live in Germany?

Answer 10

Only ‘true’ Germans - Jews in particular should be excluded

Question 11

What did the Twenty Five Point Programme say about large industries and businesses?

Answer 11

They should be nationalised (taken over by the government)

Question 12

Give four points of the Twenty Five Point Programme

Answer 12

• abolish the ToV
• union with Austria (Anschluss)
• only ‘true’ Germans should live in Germany
• large industries should be nationalised

Question 13

What is a scapegoat?

Answer 13

Someone who is blamed for the mistakes of others

Question 14

Which groups were used as scapegoats by Hitler for Germany’s problems?

Answer 14

• the Allies
• the Treaty of Versailles
• the November Criminals
• the Communists
• the Jews

Question 15

What did Hitler’s opponents try and do to his meetings?

Answer 15

Disrupt them - because he was so popular

Question 16

What did Hitler establish to try and prevent his meetings being disrupted?

Answer 16

The SA - the brownshirts (essentially thugs)

Question 17

When was the SA established?

Answer 17

1921

Question 18

By 1923, how significant were the Nazi Party?

Answer 18

Hitler had given them a high profile - particularly in Bavaria - but they were still very much a minority party

Question 19

When did the DAP become the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers’ Party)?

Answer 19

April 1920