Hitler's rise to power Flashcards

1
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How many people were at the first NSDAP meeting hitler attended?

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23

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2
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DAP funding on Hitler’s third meeting

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7 marks and 50 pfennings

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3
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When did Hitler join the DAP?

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19th September 1919

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4
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When was the 25 Point Programme written?

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Feb 1920

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5
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What was the DAP strongly opposed to in the 25. pp?

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Jews, democracy, Weimar politicians

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6
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Hitler’s speechs

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Mimicked opera singers, started off slow then became frenzied

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7
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How many times was Hitler the star speaking in 46 party meetings?

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31

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8
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DAP membership by the end on 1920

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3,000

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9
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When was the DAP’s name changed

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1920

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10
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When did the Nazis adopt the swastika

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1920

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11
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What newspaper did the NSDAP buy?

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Volkischer Beobachter

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12
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What was the V.Beobachter’s circulation within a year?

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17,000

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13
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When did Hitler force a leadership contest with Anton Drexler

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July 1921

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14
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What did the DAP do in January 1920

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Set up permanent office with a full time administrator

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15
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Julius Streicher

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Founded the Nazi newspaper Der Sturmer with circulation of 14,000 - headlines screamed abuse at Jews/comm

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16
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By Aug 1922, how many SA?

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800

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17
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What did SA do?

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Disrupt opposition meeting, control crowds, impression of power/organisation

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18
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Short term causes of Munich Putsch

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Hyperinflation, French occupation of the Ruhr, public embitterment

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19
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Medium term causes of Munich Putsch

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Mussolini’s 1922 ‘march on Rome’

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20
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Long term causes of Munich Putsch

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Versailles had caused grievances to pile up, Bavarian state gov shared similar views/turned blind eye to the violence

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21
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Where was the Munich Putsch

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Burgerbrau Keller beer hall

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22
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How many SA burst into beer hall with Hitler

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600

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23
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What did Rohm and SA do during Munich Putsch

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Took over local police and army headquarters

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24
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What had happened by 9th Nov 1923

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Triumvirate had withdrawn their support

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25
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Who was killed in the Munich Putsch

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14 of Hitler’s support, four policemen

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26
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Where did rebels go for refuge?

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One group entered a school for girls and hit under the beds

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27
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When was Hitler arrested

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11th Nov - found hiding in a wardrobe in a friend’s house

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28
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Consequences Munich Putsch

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NSDAP banned, Hitler + three others guilty of treason

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29
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Impact of Hitler’s trial

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Used it to get national publicity for his views

30
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What did Hitler realise from the Munich Putsch

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Needed a party with nationwide support and democracy, must ‘hold our noses and enter the Reichstag’

31
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What did Hitler describe his imprisonment as?

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Free education at the state’s expense

32
Q

When was the ban on the NSDAP lifted?

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Feb 1925

33
Q

How did Hitler boost his finances?

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Recieved loans from big businessmen - Krupp, Bosch and Thyssen

34
Q

How many SA by 1930?

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400,000

35
Q

One reason SS introduced in 1925?

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Munich Putsch taught Hitler the importance of a totally loyal bodyguard

36
Q

In B.C which leaders stressed the socialist element?

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Goebbels and Strasser - northern, urban, industrial areas

37
Q

In BC, which leaders stressed the nationalist element?

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Hitler - southern, rural areas

38
Q

Impact of Bamberg Conferences location

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Southern party leaders made up majority of conference

39
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How did Hitler make his views in B.C clear?

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Spoke for 5 hours - made socialist wing seem like communist

40
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Who did Hitler win over in B.C?

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Gobbels

41
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What did Strasser call Goebbels?

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a ‘scheming dwarf’

42
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Consequence of B.C

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Socialist wing weakened, Hitler’s control clear

43
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How did Hindenburg limit Nazi support

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A war hero - boosted support for Weimar

44
Q

What % of the vote did Nazis get of Berlin and Ruhr industrial district in 1928?

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1%

45
Q

How many seats did the Nazis win in May 1928?

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Only 12

46
Q

How many shares sold on Black Thursday - 24th Oct

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13 million

47
Q

How much had investors lost within a week

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$4,000 million

48
Q

E.g of a bank that went bust in 1929

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The German Civil Servant Bank

49
Q

Impact of worldwide economic crisis in 1929

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Exports fell

50
Q

What % of uni graduates were unemployed in Jan 1933?

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60%

51
Q

What % of the unemployed recieved no benefits in 1932?

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27%

52
Q

What did Bruning propose

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Higher taxes and a fixed time limit on unemployment benefits

53
Q

How many times did the Reichstag meet in 1932

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13

54
Q

How many times was Article 48 used in 1932

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66

55
Q

Growth in votes for KPD 1928-32

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1 million

56
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How much lower were real wages in 1932 compared to 1928

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15%

57
Q

Appeal of Nazi party

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Hitler a strong leader who’d restore law and order, would scrap Treaty of Versailles

58
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Appeal of SA

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Organised, disciplined, reliable. Strong enough to control unrest and stand up to foreign powers

59
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What did SA do during 1930 and 1932 elections

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Tore down oppositions posters, intimidated candidates, broke into offices and disrupted their rallies

60
Q

Who allowed Goebbels to use his newspapers for anti-comm propaganda

A

Alfred Hugenberg

61
Q

Appeal of Nazis to middle class

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Protection from communists, restore moral decline of 1920s

62
Q

Appeal of Nazis to farmers

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Protection from comm who’d confiscate their land

63
Q

Appeal of Nazis to women

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Claimed it was best for their country and family

64
Q

Outcomes of presidential elections 1932

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March - 11m votes
April - 13 mil votes

65
Q

When did Von Papen become chancellor

A

May 1932

66
Q

How many seats did the Nazi’s win in the July 1932 elections

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230

67
Q

Why was the presidential elections repeated

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Noone got 50% - Hindenburg got 49.6%

68
Q

What had Bruning done to annoy Hitler

A

Ban the SS and SA

69
Q

How many killed in July 1932 election campaign?

A

100

70
Q

Why did von Schleicher’s chancellorship have no support?

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No political support, asked Hindenburg to suspend the constitution and make him head of a military dictatorship

71
Q

von Papen’s belief about Hitler

A

As vice chancellor, had him ‘in his pocket’