early years of nazis and hitlers rise to power Flashcards
consequences of munich putsch
- hitler arrested and put on trial for 24 days
- massive publicity for nazi party - trial was reported in news papers-
- hitler used this as an opportunity to criticise the government
- hitler sentenced to 5 years
- ludendorff set free
- hitler realised he had to gain power democratically
what happened to hitler in prison
- allowed as many visitors as he wanted
- used time to organise political ideas
- wrote down his ideas in his book mein kampf that became a bestseller
ideals mentioned in mein kampf
- aryan race was master race
- jews were subhuman
- germany should be totalitarian state and remove democracy
- wealth of industry and land should be used to benefit german workers
- make germany great again
when did hitler first join the party
1919 it only had 23 members
when did hitler become leader of the dap
september 1921 and reshapes it into the nazi party nsdap
how many members did the party have by 1920
3000
early organisation of nazi party
- 25 point programme that opposed - democracy, judaism, weimar republic and the treaty of versailles
- party leaders were selected due to skills and image
- rohm (german war hero) in charge of the sa - paramilitary force /hitler’s private body guards
long term causes for munich putsch
- deep resentment for weimar republic
- treaty of versailles + dolchstoss (stabbed in the back)
mid term causes for munich putsch
- influenced by fascists in italy led by mussolini
- modelled flag and salute off them
- inspired by ‘march on rome’ which forced italian government to accept mussolini as their leader
short term causes for munich putsch
- upset about french occupation of the ruhr and hyperinflation
what were the events of the munich putsch
- november 8th 1923
- hitler and nazi party interrupted local government meeting lead by von kahr and locked it off and announced he was taking over bavaria and then all of germany
- von —- agreed to help if he was set free but then contacted the police
- hitler and 3,000 nazis marched to munich where they were met by police and arrested
how was the party reorganised in 1923
- hitler realised violence was not effective
- introduced the ss led by himmler as he did not trust sa and to strengthen the paramilitary forces
- gauleiters were regional leaders of the party
- set up headquarters in munich
when was the bamberg conference
august 1926
why did the bamberg conference happen
by 1926 there was a clear split between the nazi party
- some members (like goebbels) emphasised the socialist part
- while others like hitler emphasised the nationalist aspect
what happened during the bamberg conference
- hitler called a national conference of the nazi party to address the divide between the party
- hitler spoke for 5 hours trying to convince members like goebbels that socialism was like communism which was their enemy
consequences of bamberg conference
- hitler’s control was clear
- socialist policies were reduced
- hitler had power to adapt any policies he liked
when was the wall street crash
october 1929
what was the wall street crash
when the american stock market crashed as people quickly sold their shares in businessess
consequences of the wall street crash world wide
the great depression
consequences of the wall street crash in germany
- loan payments - forced to repay dawes plan loan making her bankrupt
- no investments - businesses suffered which impacted trade
- unemployment - reached 6 million by 1933 60% of graduates could not get a job
- food shortages - farms closed down due to lack of investment causing food shortages to spread across germany
- support for extremist parties