Hitlers Rise To Power Flashcards
How did hitler come into contact with the dap
He was hospitalised after ww1
Temporarily losing his sight
He joined the local army working as a spy looking at local activist groups
When was the dap formed
1919
When did hitler join dap
1919
When and how did he take control over the dap
He gave speeches to the members and rose the ranks
Took controls 1922
How did he take control
Policy
Development of party polices 1920
- strongly opposed the Weimar government
- anti democracy
- anti semetic
How did he take control
Personal appeal
He practice speeches carefully
Using persuasive language
Showing passion
Shouting
Hand gestures
3000 people came to hear him speak
How did he take control
Reorganising nazi party
1920 the dap had an official office to run their party
Meetings more organised and advertised
Hilter remained nsdap
Logo
Straight arm salute
His reorganisation set his party apart from other parties
Formed his own news paper called people’s observer to speed the message of the nazi party
How did he take control
Leadership
He had to have people who were loyal
Ernst rohm leader of the Sa
Herman goering leader of the German airforce
Important military leader gerneral Ludendorff who created the stab in the back theory
How did he take control
Control
Formed the sa
Private army of ex military soldiers or unemployed
They had to be completely loyal to hitler
Wore brown uniform
Hitler formed the ss Hitler personal body guard
Cause of the Munich putch
Hilter believed in the stab in the back
Felt lost after the war ended
Increase in support for extreme parties (kapp puch)
The invasion of the Ruhr and hyperinflation gave extremist parties more support
Events of the Munich putch
8th nov 1923
Hitler crashed the meeting of some bavaria government leaders in Munich
He shot a pistol saying he would take over the state of bavaria and the Weimar republic
Accompanied by Ludendorff who would become the leader of German army
Hilter held men at gum point
The sa and rohm took over police head quarters however they did not take over the army barracks
Hitler left the beer hall at early hours to check in progress
Ludendorff let the men leave with the agreement to keep their world
They prepared to put down the putch
Sa robbed 2 banks and paid people to help them
1000 sa 2000 bribed marched to Munich to declare Hitler the leader of Germany
A gun fight began
Hilter and goering and a member were injured
14sa and 4 police killed
Rebels ran
Ludendorff and rohm arrested
Goering went into hiding
Hilter escaped and got caught
Consequences of the putch
Total disaster
Many nazi leaders put on trial and found guilty except lundendorff
Nsdap was banned
What did Hitler do in prison
He wrote his ideas in mei. Kamph
- anti sametic
- aryans were superior race
- expand Germany
- rid democracy
- roles for woman and men
What did he do when he was out of prison (9)
The party office in Munich became his the hub for the reorganisation
Made sure party had money by appointed a treasurer and secretary
Set up woman and youth membership to expand membership
Set up national party
Which had 35 regions
Reorganised his army to 400,000 men 4 times the amount allowed under the treaty of Versailles
Sent rohm abroad as he feared the sa had become to loyal to him
Increase the ss to 3000 members
Bamberg conference
5 hour speech with his views
Socialist were communists in disguise
Dropped the socialists aspect
Win goebells
Why did he not win the election
Stressmanns economic and foreign polices
The economy sky rocked
And the people wanted to keep it this way
