Nazi rise to power Flashcards
Nazi Rise To Power (7)
- Early Nazi party (4)
- Munich Putsch (5)
- Nazi party 1924-1929 (3)
- The impact of the depression (3)
- Reasons for the growing support for the Nazis
- Hitlers electoral appeal (6)
- Political Scheming 1932-33 (9)
- Early Nazi party (4)
a. Gen (8)
b. 25 point programme (4)
c. SA (5)
d. Early growth (7)
- Early Nazi party (4)
a. Gen (8)
i. During the first 5 years following war lot’s of parties appear including DAP
ii. Founded by Anton Drexler
iii. Right wing Nationalistic Party
iv. Stresses “volkisch”- a pure German people
v. Some socialist ideas- classless society, restriction of company profits.
vi. Only 50 members by end of 1919
vii. In September 1919 Hitler joins
viii. Hitler is made responsible for recruitment and propaganda
- Early Nazi party (4)
b. 25 point programme (4)
i. 24th Feb 1920
ii. Hitler and Drexler write political manifesto.
iii. The actual points (12 given)
iv. Things that don’t really seem 100% related but were under this section anyway (6)
- Early Nazi party (4)
b. 25 point programme (4)
iii. The actual points (12 given)
- Union of all Germans to form a greater Germany
- Scrapping of the ToV
- Citizenship only for those with German blood (no jews)
- Only German citizens can vote
- Foreign nationals are deported if we cant feed everyone
- All non-German who entered after 1914 have to leave
- Gov nationalise all businesses that had been formed into corporations
- Gov has to profit-share in major corporations
- End to speculation. Any land needed for communal purposes to be seized. No compensation.
- Newspaper editors and contributors are to be German. Non-German newspapers need to have Gov permission
- Religious freedom for all- provided ideas do not offend or threaten German people
- The creation of a strong central government to put programme into effect
- Early Nazi party (4)
b. 25 point programme (4)
iv. Things that don’t really seem 100% related but were under this section anyway (6)
- Soon after announced “national socialist” is added to party’s name
- Party grows rapidly in 1920 largely thanks to Hitler
- Increased membership means party was able to buy and publish newspaper “People’s Observer” (25 December 1920)
- Hitler becomes it’s leader in 29th July 1921
- Hitler gains title Fuhrer- absolute power and authority within party and answerable to no-one.
- Fuhrerprinzip- the thing described above.
- Early Nazi party (4)
c. SA (5)
i. The political speaking generated much violence so protection squads were used
ii. These men develop into the SA in 1921
iii. SA- stormtroopers
iv. Often known as brownshirts
v. Led by Ernst Rohm
- Early Nazi party (4)
d. Early growth (7)
i. During 1921-1923 SA used to disrupt the meetings of social democratic and communist parties.
ii. Hitler insured that there was maximum publicity for party
iii. 1,100 members in June 1920
iv. 55,000 in November 1923
v. Hitler’s speeches: (4)
vi. The nazi party was very much based in Bavaria
vii. Hitler still had national aims
- Early Nazi party (4)
d. Early growth (7)
v. Hitler’s speeches: (4)
- had anti -Weimar criticisms
- as well as antisemitic references
- Talked about the Purity of the German Aryans race
- Jews were becoming scapegoats for all of Germany’s problems
- Munich Putsch (5)
a. Gen plan stuff (5)
b. Reasons for the Putsch (6)
c. The events of the Munich Putsch (3)
d. Hitlers Trial (7)
e. Imprisonment and sentence (5)
- Munich Putsch (5)
a. Gen plan stuff (5)
i. During invasion of the Ruhr and hyperinflation
ii. He thought that Weimar was now so disgraced that it could be easily toppled
iii. First take control of Bavaria
iv. Then march on Berlin
v. Then remove weak Weimar politicians and form own nazi government
- Munich Putsch (5)
b. Reasons for the Putsch (6)
i. Hitler impressed by Mussolini and how he did it but didn’t realise that he had more support
ii. The government of Bavaria had never fully supported Weimar
iii. Important People (3)
iv. With their support then he thought an attack on Berlin was feasible
v. The SA would be used as armed support
vi. Hitler believed that the people would support him (2)
- Munich Putsch (5)
b. Reasons for the Putsch (6)
iii. Important People (3)
- Headed by Von Kahr,
- army Chief von Lossow,
- Police Chief von Seisser
- Munich Putsch (5)
b. Reasons for the Putsch (6)
vi. Hitler believed that the people would support him (2)
- Many Germans blamed Weimar for hyperinflation
- Many Germans hated that Weimar called off the passive resistance
- Munich Putsch (5)
c. The events of the Munich Putsch (3)
i. The actual Hall stuff (6)
ii. The march (5)
iii. Later but related (2)
- Munich Putsch (5)
c. The events of the Munich Putsch (3)
i. The actual Hall stuff (6)
- 8 Nov 1923
- Hitler, General Ludendorff, and 600 Nazis
- Seized the Burgerbraukeller
- Where those three held a meeting
- Hitler put the 3 leaders in a room and got them to promise support for the planned takeover when they were held at gunpoint
- The 3 were allowed to leave the building I think accidently.
- Munich Putsch (5)
c. The events of the Munich Putsch (3)
ii. The march (5)
- Seisser and Lossow changed their minds and organised troops and police to resist Hitlers planned march
- Hitler decided to continue with his plan to march through munich
- Nazis only had about 2000 rifles
- Police force was well armed
- 16 Nazis and 4 policemen killed
- Munich Putsch (5)
c. The events of the Munich Putsch (3)
iii. Later but related (2)
- After fight Hitler disappeared but was arrested 2 days later
- Same day as arrested the Nazi party was banned
- Munich Putsch (5)
d. Hitler’s Trial (7)
i. Both Hitler and Ludendorff
ii. Tried for treason
iii. Trial began 26th Feb 1924
iv. Lasted 1 month
v. The trial gave Hitler nationwide publicity and allowed him to talk (5)
vi. 1st April 1924- found guilty of treason
vii. Ludendorff was not charged.
- Munich Putsch (5)
d. Hitler’s Trial (7)
v. The trial gave Hitler nationwide publicity and allowed him to talk (5)
- Introduced him to the german public via the national press
- Hitler denied the charge of treason
- He insisted that he was simply attempting to restore germany’s greatness and resisting the weak Weimar government.
- He used the trial to put forward his political views
- The sympathetic judges allowed him to make long speeches
- Munich Putsch (5)
e. Imprisonment and sentence (5)
i. Sentenced to 5 years in prison- minimum sentence
ii. Hitler served only 9 months of his sentence
iii. In Landsburg Prison
iv. Whilst there he completes autobiography “mein campf” (“my struggle”)
v. He had an easy time in prison- (3)
- Munich Putsch (5)
e. Imprisonment and sentence (5)
v. He had an easy time in prison- (3)
- as many visitors as he wanted,
- large amounts of mail,
- access to whatever books he wanted.
- Nazi party 1924-1929 (3)
a. Gen (7)
b. The Bamburg conference (4)
c. Hitler’s leadership (9)
- Nazi party 1924-1929 (3)
a. Gen (7)
i. While Hitler is in prison (3)
ii. After being released from prizon Hitler managed to convince to president of Bavaria to lift the ban on the Nazi Party
iii. In 27 Feb 1925 the ban on the Nazi party lifted.
iv. Hitler began to retake control of it.
v. He changed the party’s structure.
vi. Only his closest associates helped to run the party.
vii. These people and local party leaders (Gauleiter (s)) pushed the whole Fuhrerprinzip idea.
- Nazi party 1924-1929 (3)
a. Gen (7)
i. While Hitler is in prison (3)
- While the party had been banned it secretly survived
- The replacement leader Alfred Rosenberg, had few leadership qualities
- The party split into rival groups
- Nazi party 1924-1929 (3)
b. The Bamburg conference (4)
i. 14th Feb 1926
ii. Possible rivals such were won over (2)
iii. SA and the like (4)
iv. He also set up the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) – 4th July 1926
- Nazi party 1924-1929 (3)
b. The Bamburg conference (4)
ii. Possible rivals such were won over (2)
- Strasser was appointed Party propaganda leader
- Goebbels was made Gauleiter in Berlin
- Nazi party 1924-1929 (3)
b. The Bamburg conference (4)
iii. SA and the like (4)
- Hitler forced Rohm to resign because he was concerned that the SA would continue to be a violent group
- He could not guarantee that Rohm would follow his orders
- The new leader was Ernst von Salomon
- Hitler then created his own bodyguard the SS – 4th April 1925 (why is this before the conference you ask? I don’t know! Why are textbooks like this?)
- Nazi party 1924-1929 (3)
c. Hitler’s leadership (9)
i. By 1926 Hitler is undisputable leader
ii. Message was to send out endless propaganda to win over other voters
iii. The 25 point programme accepted as the cornerstone of Nazi Party Policy
iv. Point 17 amended- privately owned land would only be confiscated if owned by a jew
v. Hitlers leadership and the reorganisation of the party paid dividends
vi. Specifically who is the Nazi party trying to get to vote for them? (8)
vii. He replaces Strasser as Party Propaganda leader with Goebbels- April 1930
viii. It was the Wall Street Crash in 1929 that created an economic blizzard
ix. As unemployment began to rise, so did the fortunes of the nazi party
- Nazi party 1924-1929 (3)
c. Hitler’s leadership (9)
vi. Specifically who is the Nazi party trying to get to vote for them? (8)
- Before 1928 Hitler had tried to win the support of urban voters but now he decided to target the rural voters too.
- This was at the time that farmers were experiencing economic issues and found Nazism attractive
- 27000 members in 1925
- More than 100,000 members by the end of 1928
- It was a nationwide party that attracted all classes
- 32 seats in 1924
- 12 seats in 1928
- In late 1920s Hitler begins to target peasants as key electoral group