Early Nazi party and the Munich Putsch Flashcards
when was the Nazi party founded?
1920
What happened to the German Worker’s party in 1920?
they re-branded to the National Socialist German worker’s party (Nazi party)
where did Hitler begin his political career
in Drexler’s German Worker’s Party in 1919
When did Hitler become leader of the Nazi party?
July 1921
how did the Nazi party grow between 1919 and the end of 1920
from 60 members in 1919 to 2000 members by the end of 1920
what was the ‘twenty-five-point programme’
what the Nazi party used in 1920 to promote its policies stressing antisemitism and German superiority
what were some other polices of the early Nazi party?
raise pensions and increase quality of schooling and healthcare but only for Germans. They also rejected the Treaty of Versailles
Who were the SA and when were they founded?
1921 they were a ‘party militia they intimidated and carried out violent attacks on the Nazi’s political rivals and scared people into voting for them as well as antisemitic attacks
it was made of many ex-soldiers and gave them a job some germans admired them
What could reasons that Hitler thought it was the right time for a putsch?
they were food riots and hyperinflation germans were angry at the goverment for ending resistance in the ruhr and the government seemed weak
when was the Munich putsch?
November 1923
give a brief outline of events in the Munich putsch
-they occupied a beer hall where government ministers were meeting and announced the revolution
- the next day they marched into Munich supported by the SA
-but news of the revolt was leaked to the police who were waiting for them there. they fired at them and the revolt collapsed
what were the results of the Munich putsch?
Hitler was imprisoned and the Nazi party was banned but the trial gave him and the Nazi party huge publicity
what book did hitler write while in prison and what affect did it have?
he wrote Mein Kampf and it spread Nazi ideology to the millions of germans wo read it. it introduced his belief that the Aryan race was superior and that Germans had a right to Lebensraum (living space)
what could be said to fuel support for Nazi ideology?
economic unreast made the Nazi ideolgy more appealing to the public and so the improving economic situation in the mid 20s and 30s
