How did the Nazis change tactics after 1926?

Question 1

What changes were made to the Nazi Party after Hitler returned from prison?

Answer 1

-military organisation
-their image
-tactics/leadership
-knew to take a more democratic route to power

Question 2

When was the Nazi Party ban lifted?

Answer 2

1925

Question 3

How had Hitler’s attitude changed after being in prison?

Answer 3

-wanted to gain power through the Reichstag but wasn’t happy about it but he knew it was the best way to gain power
-he realised change wasn’t going to happen quickly and he needed to be patient

Question 4

When was the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 4

1926

Question 5

What was the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 5

-a special party conference was held in Bamberg which represented a significant shift in approach from the Nazi Party

Question 6

What did the Bamberg Conference agree to?

Answer 6

-party to be run according to the Fuhrerprinzip (leadership principle)
-25 point programme to remain unchanged
-reorganisation of the party structure into Gaue (regional areas)
-introduction of the Hitler Youth, Nazi Teachers’ Association, Union of Nazi
-Lawyers and the Order of German Women
-the creation of the SS (Hitler’s private bodyguards

Question 7

What is a Fuhrerprinzip (leadership principle?

Answer 7

-where one party is ruled by an all powerful leader who can’t take the blame for anything
-in the Nazi Party, this was Hitler
-Kershaw - ‘working towards the Fuhrer’->interpreting what Hitler would want

Question 8

When was the 25 Point Programme?

Answer 8

1920

Question 9

What were the key points of the 25 Point Programme?

Answer 9

-scrapping the Treaty of Versailles
-expanding German borders
-depriving the Jews of German citizenship

Question 10

How many regions was the Nazi Party organised into?

Answer 10

35

Question 11

Who was the control of each region placed in the hands of?

Answer 11

-a Gauleiter (Gaue leader) who then had the responsibility of creating a district (Kreis) and branch (ort) groups

Question 12

What party structure was created throughout Germany?

Answer 12

-a vertical party structure which didn’t detract from Hitler’s own position of authority as leader

Question 13

What did Hitler have in each region of Germany? What was the impact of this?

Answer 13

-Nazi leaders
-crucial change because it spread his power/influence and made it easier for him to promote Nazi messages->became very powerful

Question 15

What was the SS?

Answer 15

-Schutz Staffel (protection squad)
-Hitlers personal bodyguards and the genetic marketing

Question 16

When was the SS set up?

Answer 16

1925

Question 17

What did the SS became known as?

Answer 17

Blackshirts (after their uniform)

Question 18

What did the SS have to swear to?

Answer 18

obedience to Hitler

Question 19

What was the SS the embodiment of?

Answer 19

-of what Hitler was trying to create (Social Darwinism)

Question 20

What was there a strict policy of in the SS?

Answer 20

-strict racial policy (Aryan)
-couldn’t marry a member of the SS unless you had a long Aryan bloodline

Question 21

What opposition did Hitler face?

Answer 21

-Hitler initially faced a great deal of opposition from opposing parties and fellow Nazis

Question 22

How did Hitler deal with the opposition?

Answer 22

-he set up the SA in 1921 which was essentially his own private army

Question 23

What was the SA made up of and what was their reputation?

Answer 23

-violent ex-soldiers
-their reputation grew very quickly with repeated shows of violent at political events

Question 24

What was a result of the set up of the SA?

Answer 24

-Hitler was able to remove an opposition he faced swiftly and opposition quickly faded away anyway due to the culture of fear the SA had created

Question 25

What did Hitler recognise when creating the Nazi Emblem?

Answer 25

-he recognised the need for the Nazis to have a memorable emblem and he designed the now infamous flag

Question 26

What did the flag and the Swastika emblem essentially turn the Nazi Party into?

Answer 26

-from a political party to a household brand

Question 27

What was a result of the Nazi emblems?

Answer 27

-Hitler propelled the party in the popularity stakes and membership rose quickly

Question 28

What did Hitler’s charisma and his orator skills to?

Answer 28

-drew huge crowds to his Nazi speeches and rallies
-it increased the Nazi audience and allowed them to convey their ideas to the masses
-no other party at the time had such a ‘hypnotic’ speaker

Question 29

What was a result of Hitler’s charisma and orator skills?

Answer 29

the support for the party greatly increased

Question 30

When did Hitler take leadership of the Party?

Answer 30

1921

Question 31

What did Hitler surround himself with since he became the leader of the party?

Answer 31

-loyal supporters

Question 32

What did Hitler reward his loyal supporters with?

Answer 32

-positions of power in the party and many went on to becoming top Nazis in later years

Question 33

What was a result of Hitler surrounding himself with loyal supporters?

Answer 33

-he ensured his own position was safe, whilst being able to delegate most of his ‘dirty’ work to them
-this created competition within the Nazi Party itself, with several prominent supporters vying for power->caused the party to escalate its policies and become more and more extreme

Question 34

Why did Hitler choose Ernst Rohm and Hermann Goring as his closest advisors?

Answer 34

-they were intimidating
-Rohm->scar-faced bull-necked soldier
-Goring->wealthy hero of the German Air Force

Question 35

Who was the founder of the Nazi Paper De Sturmer?

Answer 35

-Julius Streicher

Question 36

Who was Rudolf Hess?

Answer 36

-a wealthy academic who became Hitler’s deputy

Question 37

What were the Nazis seats like in 1928 and 1932? When did it decrease?

Answer 37

-12 seats in 1928
-230 seats in 1932
-decreased in November 1932 to 196