Nazi Germany Flashcards
Hitler became Fuhrer in
2nd August 1934
First leader of Nazi party
Anton Drexler, then Hitler in 1921
NP formed in
1918
Original name of NP
DAP (Deutsch Arbeiter Party) became Nazi Party in 1920
Facts about Hitler
- Born 1889 in Austria
- Fought in WW1 and got iron cross
- stayed working in Munich intelligence services and came across DAP, was first in charge of propaganda
SA set up in ___ and what were they
1921 by Hitler, former soldiers now unemployed, set up to protect political meetings from attacks by Communists but as they grew in size they began to disrupt meetings of rival political groups
25 point programme (6 main points)
- abolition of the treaty
- union of Germany and Austria
- only true Germans allowed in Germany
- large industries and businesses nationalized
- generous provisions for OAPs
- a strong central government in germ
Goebbels?
- minister of propaganda 1933-45
- died 1945 with wife and family in bunker with hitler in berlin
Goering?
- 1934 against rohm
- NOLK, 1935 air force
- 1936 Four year plan
Himmler?
- Head of SS
- Responsible for final solution
Heydrich?
- Responsible for Gestapo
- 1941 organised final solution
Rohm?
- Head of SA
- Killed on NOLK
Dr Ley?
Head of German Labour front
Hess?
Deputy leader of Nazi party
Speer?
Minister for reamanment and war production in 1942
Nazi economic success
Economic recovery greatly appreciated, stopped comms, brought back trad. values, 1933-38 people felt country was in great power again
Support from economic fears
Germans expressed opposition, lose job and buissnesses contributed to nazi funds in order to keep from going bankrupt
German Propaganda
Germans didn’t hear about bad things happening - pro-Nazi funds in order to keep from going bankrupt
Propaganda lead Hitler to still be widely respected even when germ losing war in 1944
Hitler deals with church
1933 Hiler signed Concordia with Catholic Church- agreed to stay out of politics as long as Hitler stayed out of cath schools and churches. Hitler tried t omake own church- Reich church led by Protestant Muller