Hitler's rise to power Flashcards
How many people were at the first NSDAP meeting hitler attended?
23
DAP funding on Hitler’s third meeting
7 marks and 50 pfennings
When did Hitler join the DAP?
19th September 1919
When was the 25 Point Programme written?
Feb 1920
What was the DAP strongly opposed to in the 25. pp?
Jews, democracy, Weimar politicians
Hitler’s speechs
Mimicked opera singers, started off slow then became frenzied
How many times was Hitler the star speaking in 46 party meetings?
31
DAP membership by the end on 1920
3,000
When was the DAP’s name changed
1920
When did the Nazis adopt the swastika
1920
What newspaper did the NSDAP buy?
Volkischer Beobachter
What was the V.Beobachter’s circulation within a year?
17,000
When did Hitler force a leadership contest with Anton Drexler
July 1921
What did the DAP do in January 1920
Set up permanent office with a full time administrator
Julius Streicher
Founded the Nazi newspaper Der Sturmer with circulation of 14,000 - headlines screamed abuse at Jews/comm
By Aug 1922, how many SA?
800
What did SA do?
Disrupt opposition meeting, control crowds, impression of power/organisation
Short term causes of Munich Putsch
Hyperinflation, French occupation of the Ruhr, public embitterment
Medium term causes of Munich Putsch
Mussolini’s 1922 ‘march on Rome’
Long term causes of Munich Putsch
Versailles had caused grievances to pile up, Bavarian state gov shared similar views/turned blind eye to the violence
Where was the Munich Putsch
Burgerbrau Keller beer hall
How many SA burst into beer hall with Hitler
600
What did Rohm and SA do during Munich Putsch
Took over local police and army headquarters
What had happened by 9th Nov 1923
Triumvirate had withdrawn their support
Who was killed in the Munich Putsch
14 of Hitler’s support, four policemen
Where did rebels go for refuge?
One group entered a school for girls and hit under the beds
When was Hitler arrested
11th Nov - found hiding in a wardrobe in a friend’s house
Consequences Munich Putsch
NSDAP banned, Hitler + three others guilty of treason