NSDAP Flashcards
Where was he from?
Born in an Ausrian town near the German border
Art? 🎨
He left school at 16 and tried to join the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna but failed the entrance exam
1913 Conscription 🪖 🇩🇪
• 1913 He was conscripted to the Austrian army
• He went to Munich to avoid it
• A few months later volunteered for the German army
Life in service? 🪖🥇
• Was never promoted as he ‘lacked leadership skills’
• Rescued a dog
• Enjoyed service
• Was awarded a medal of honour
• Devistated when Germany surrendered
When did he join the party?
1919
How did he improve the party 1920?
• He was made chief of propaganda
• Changed the name
• Introduced the new flag
• Established the 25 point program
What was the new and old name of the party?
• German Workers Party
• Notional Socialist German Workers Party
What does the flag represent?
Red - Socialist ideas
White - Nationalist
Swastika - The mission of the aryan race
Increase in membership 1920 -23?
1920 - 2,000
1923 - 55,000
What was the date of the Munich Putsch?
8th - 9th November 1923
Who was the leader of the Bavarian state government?
Gustav von Kahr
Why did he think the Bavarian government would join him?
• They were right wing
• Openly opposed the Weimar government
What happened 8th November 1923?
• He stormed a beer hall and declared that the Bavarian leaders join him
• They agreed at gun pointv
What happened on the 9th November 1923?
• He aimed to march on Berlin from Munich
• He was met by police resistance that led to a shoot out
• He had overestimated Kahr’s support
• 16 SA members killed
• He was found hiding at a friend’s house
What we’re the results of the Munich Putsch?
• Sentanced to 5 years, 9 months on good behaviour
• The judge was right wing and sympathised with him
• He was now known outside of Bavaria
• Papers published his ideas
• Publisity lead to an increase of support
• The death of SA members was used as propaganda
His time in prison ⛓️
• Dictated Mein Kampf
• It was written by Rudolff Hess
• Outlined all his ideas
• He was sent many gifts
• It was a comfortable cell
What year was the wall street crash?
1929
When was the Bamberg conference?
1926
What was the Bamberg conference?
A conference where Hitler reestablished his authority over the party which was now divided in its beliefs
What did Gregor Strasser do in 1926?
He opposed Hitler
He wanted more left wing beliefs
He favoured using strikes rather then using democracy
He wanted to take land from the elite
How did Hitler reorganise nazi party structure?
He set up a hierarchy that gave him total control
Everyone leader of each subdivision was responsible to the person above them
When was the SS set up?
1925
Who was Head of the SS?
Himmler
How did membership change from 1925 - 29
1925 - 27,000
1929 - 178,000
From 12 to 107 seats
Economic impact of the wall street crash
• Price of agriculture dropped
• People lost savings and banks collapsed
• 6 million unemployed
• Reduced demand for goods
• Government had a deficit in budget
• US called back loans
Political impacts of the wall street crash
• NSDAP and KPD gained more votes
• Muller resigned he was the last person with the majority
• Right and Left couldn’t agree
• Hindenburg used article 48
How did left and right deal with the wall street crash?
Right - cut taxes and let people look after themselves
Left - Raise tax to pay for unemployment
Who advised Hindenburg on who to appoint as Chancellor?
Von Schliecher
Who was Chancellor after Bruning?
Von Papen
What was Papen’s aims as Chancellor?
To make a more authoritarian state
What was von Papen’s cabinet called and why?
The Cabinet of Barons
Because it was made up of landowners and industrialists who weren’t elected into the reichstag
Why did the Nazis agree to von Papen being Chancellor?
They agreed that there would be new elections
They would remove the ban on the SA and SS
What happened to Nazi vote in the July 1932 elections?
They had 230 seats and were the majority in the Reichstag
Evidence von Papen was a weak Chancellor?
He could not get the majority
He had to rely on Hindenburg’s support
The Reichstag supported a vote of no confidence
What happened in the November 1932 elections?
National votes declined
They had 196 seats
They still had the majority
What radical plan did von Papen suggest?
Dissolve the Reichstag
Declare martial law
Dictatorship
Why was von Schleicher disagree with von Papen’s plan?
He thought it would lead to civil war
The army was not strong enough to fight the left and right opposition
What we’re von Schleicher’s ideas to create stability?
Appeal to the left by suggesting public work schemes
Tried to split the Nazis by appointing Gregor Strasser as vice Chancellor
Who was Chancellor after von Papen
Von Schleicher
When did Hitler become Chancellor?
30th January 1933
Why did von Papen want revenge on von Schleicher?
Because he stopped supporting him
He made an agreement with Hitler and make himself vice Chancellor
