Germany - Topic 3 - Nazi rise to power and the end of the Weimar Flashcards
What political group did Hitler join in 1919, and who founded it?
The German Workers Party (DAP), founded by Anton Drexler.
What was the 25 point programme introduced in 1920
A political manifesto written by Hitler and Drexler outlining Nazi beliefs and aims.
What was the Munich Putsch of November 1923?
An attempted coup by Hitler and 600 Nazis to overthrow the Bavarian government.
What was the result of the Munich Putsch?
It failed; 16 Nazis and 4 policemen died. Hitler was arrested and the Nazi Party was banned.
How did Hitler use his trial in 1924 to his advantage?
He used it as a public platform to promote his political beliefs.
What was Mein Kampf, and what key ideas did it promote?
Hitler’s autobiography written in prison; it promoted abolishing the Treaty of Versailles, antisemitism, Volksgemeinschaft (people’s community), and Lebensraum (living space).
How long did Hitler serve in prison after the Munich Putsch?
Only nine months of a five-year sentence.
what happened at the Bamberg conference
- Hitler appoints Gregor Strasser as Propaganda Leader.
- Hitler appoints Josef Goebbles as Gauleiter (local party leader), of Berlin
what was set up on April 4th 1925
The SS
when was the Hitler youth set up
4th of July 1926
What was the 25 point Programme
The 25 points was the Nazi Party’s official statement of goals, though in later years the Nazis ignored many points but they still achieved some of the goals. For example, they revoked German citizenship from Jews (the Nuremberg Race Laws) and excluded Jews from German society.
By the end of 1928 how many members of the Nazi party were there
100,000
