Early Development of the Nazi Party Flashcards
What did the DAP strongly oppose of?
Democracy
Weimar Politicians
Jews
What did the DAP stand for?
German Worker’s Party
What did the Twenty Five Point Programme include?
- nationalist views
- anti-semitism
- socialist views
What was Hitler’s personal appeal?
Public speaking skills
- rehearsed speeches carefully, building tension, speeches were frantic rages but persuasive
- fix his eyes on the audience, vigorously waving his hand in the air
What effect did Hitler’s personal appeal have on the DAP?
membership rose
What was the purpose of setting a permanent office?
- party meeting were more organised/better advertised
- memberships and funds began to increase
Why did Hitler decide to change the party name?
help clarify party policies and gain support by appealing to many different people
What was the purpose of changing the party logo?
easier to distinguish from other nationalist parties
What year did Hitler become the leader of the Nazi Party?
1921
Who was Julius Streicher?
publisher of a Nazi newspaper
Who was Ernst Rohm?
ex-army officer
Who were the stormtroopers?
a paramilitary force who often were ex-soldiers
Why were they known as the Brownshirts?
they dressed in brown uniforms
How did the SA help the NSDAP?
controlled crowds, disputed opposition meetings, impressed people
Who were the Strosstroopp?
Hitler’s personal bodyguard