CH5 1928 NAZIS Flashcards
what was social Darwinism (policy hitler adopted)?
the world struggled between races - herrenvolk = master race
Feb 1920
25 point plan
what was an autarky (25 point plan)
self-sufficient economy
what was fuhrerprinzip
leadership principle - hitler one leader all powerful
hitler views on democracy
anti democracy = no alternative to one all powerful leader
–> weimar democracy betrayal - November criminals stabbed in back
hitler views on nationalism
creation new order in Europe + destruction USSR (communism centre)
–> lebensraum
what was volksegemeinschaft ?
-peoples community of the German Volk
what do historians regard nazi ideology as?
collection of ideas w/ popular appeal - grew out of Age of Enlightenment and German romanticism
argument to support historians view of nazi ideology – what was the nationalism ?
outgrowth of fervour generated in years leading up to German 1871 unification –> repetition of demand for German reich
-pan German league
what were pan german league
-wanted to unite all germans in one country – Richard Wagner example
when was Nazi party rebounded after lands berg sentence + what did hitler write
1925 feb
-Völkischer Beobachter ‘A new beginning’
2 main aims after reflection in prison for hitler
- establish absolute control in party
- armed coup no longer appropriate - adopt policy of legality
quote from hitler 1924 in prison on policy legality
‘if outvoting them takes longer than shooting them at least result guaranteed by there own constitution’
what were the two wings of the party
- internal friction due to
- nationalist + anti capitalist wings
- regional hostilities Bavaria power base + north germany
who was Gregor Strasser/
hitler ‘right hand man’
- -> supported left wing socialist branch of party
- 1926 bomber defeated by hitler
- murdered in 1934 SA purge
feb 1926
internal friction came to halt at bamberg - fuhrerprinzip + 25 POITN PLAN
what was the vertical power structure
gaus controlled by Gauleiters with districts (kreis) and groups (ort)
who built up the efficient party structure - reflected in
Gregor Strasser membership increased from 27,000 to 108,000 1925-28
two most significant developments of nazi party before 1928
-structure + SS
when was SS set up
1925 - went from hitler’s bodyguard to identity
3 reasons why nazi party can be seen as political machine in 1928
- structure organised
- membership up for fold since 1925
- hitler leadership authoritative + secure
unsuccessful in may 1928 election (argument against nazi supremacy in 1928)
- 2.6 % votes + 12 seats
- -> nazism taken root but no sign of flourishing
where did nazi gain support in the 1928 elections
northern rural germany lower + middle classes e.g. Schleswig-Holstein
how was trend of nazi support in lower classes reflected in 1929 regional state elections ?
Thuringia province nazi votes trebled due to discontent in falling agricultural prices - nazis could exploit economic hardship depression
