Hitler's rise (1919-33)

Question 1

describe the early NSDAP party and Hitler’s early career

Answer 1

1919- Hitler joined the DAP 
1920-Hitler second in command of the DAP
1920-Hitler changes party name to NSDAP
1921-Hitler takes control of the DAP
Hitler selects Rohm, Himmler and Goering as party supporters.

Question 2

what is the 25 point programme?

Answer 2

Nationalise industries
Remove the treaty of Versailles
Maximum employment
Expand German territory (lebensraum)
Every German to have a chance of education

Question 3

What was the Munich Putsch and when did it occur?

Answer 3

November 1923 Hitler and 600 SA attacked a beer hall where the Bavarian gov was.
Hitler forced them at gunpoint to support him.
Behind Hitler’s back General Ludendorff let the gov leaders go
Next day Hitler got 1000 SA and marched into town declaring himself president.
Group was attacked by state police. Hitler shot at and Rohm arrested.
Next day Hitler found hiding in friend’s house and arrested.

Question 4

State short, medium and long term reasons for the Munich putsch.

Answer 4

short:
hyperinflation
Invasion of Ruhr in 1923
Hitler expected mass support

Medium:
Hitler was influenced by Mussolini in Italy, forcing the gov to support him in 1922

Long:
"stab in the back"
Reparations
Hate for treaty of Versailles
Resentment for the Weimar government

Question 5

what were consequences of the Munich putsch?

Answer 5

In the short term is was bad for Hitler, he was imprisoned and sentenced to 5 years, and the Nazi party was banned .
However, it was good in the long term as Hitler used his trial to express his views, and used his prison time to write his book “mein kampf”.
Hitler also realised that he needed to gain power through democratic ways and not violence.

Question 6

Effects of the 1929 Wall street crash in America.

Answer 6

Billions were lost overnight by businesses and people overnight, resulting in global depression. The US demanded all reparations to be paid. The German economy collapsed, the government increased taxes, companies collapsed and mass poverty ensued.

Question 7

How did the great depression benefit Hitler through the use of propaganda to attract different groups of people?

Answer 7

Businesspeople- he could solve the economics crisis
working class people- food and work
middle class people- protection from communists and to return Germany to its traditional values
rural communities-protection from communists who may seize their lands
young people-providing something exiting to join
women- that the Nazis are the best party to save their families.

Question 8

How did Hitler become Fuhrer during the years 1932-33?

Answer 8

• April 1932- Chancellor bruning bans the SA
• May 1932- Hindenburg elected as president
• July 1932-Widespread violence between Nazis and communists-Nazi’s increase votes from 18% to 38%
• November 1932- Von shleicher warns Hindenburg if Von Papen stays there will be civil war, so Von Papen is removed
• 1933- Von Schleicher does not have support of Nazi’s or public, Von Papen tells Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor to control Hitler. Hitler becomes chancellor.
• 1934- Hindenburg dies and Hitler announces himself Fuhrer