Opposition to the Nazis

Question 1

What were the aims of the Nazi Party?

Answer 1

• Make Germany strong and reverse Treaty of Versailles.
• Create a pure German master race.
• Restore traditional values in Germany.
• Strong government with clear leader.
• Destroy communism.

Question 2

When was the German Workers’ Party founded and who originally led it?

Answer 2

• The German Workers’ Party, led by Anton Drexler, was formed in 1919.
• Hitler joined and soon became leader.
• His speeches gave people scapegoats to blame for Germany’s problems.

Question 3

In Hitler’s speeches who were the groups of people that were scapegoats to blame for Germany’s problems?

Answer 3

• Th eAllies.
• The Versailles Treaty and the ‘November Criminals’ (the politicians who signed it).
• The Communists.
• The Jews.

Question 4

How did the Nazi party come about?

Answer 4

• Hitler fought in WW1 and was employed by the German Army as a propaganda agent. His job was to go to political meetings where a chance encounter with the German Workers Party (DAP) changed his life.
• Hitler joined the party in 1920 and put together the 25 point programme with the leader Anton Drexler.
• The party was renamed the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi for short).
• By 1921 Hitler’s skills had led him to be made leader.
• The party became more aggressive with an emphasis on discipline and loyalty to the Leader.
• The swastika became the symbol of the Party.

Question 5

What were the SA?

Answer 5

• Hitler founded the Sturmabteilung (SA) - a brown-shirted paramilitary organisation.
• The SA attracted ex-soldiers and members of the Freikorps who hated communists and wanted to intimidate them.

Question 6

What were the points from the twenty-five point programme?

Answer 6

• When Hitler joined the German Workers Party in 1920, he put together the 25 point programme with the leader, Anton Drexler.
• The points from the Twenty-Five Point Programme, 1920, were:
• Unite all German-speaking people.
• Abolish the Treaty of Versailles and end reparations.
• Share all profits made by the profiteers during the war.
• Form a strong central government with unrestricted authority.
• Tale over land and colonies in Eastern Europe to feed Germany’s population.