Party Reorganisation

Question 1

What did Hitler introduce to appeal to different people?

Answer 1

• The German Workers’ Party
• Nationalist Socialist German Students’ League

Question 2

How did Hitler reorganise the party?

Answer 2

• appointed new secretary
• appointed new party treasurer

Question 3

What was a Gauleiter?

Answer 3

governing a district under Nazi rule

Question 4

How did Hitler pay for party finances?

Answer 4

raised money from wealthy industrialists who agreed with some of the nationalist views
received loans from big businessman

Question 5

How did Hitler strengthen the SA?

Answer 5

increased the SA to 400,000 members
replaced Rohm as the leader was he had controlled them when Hitler was serving prison time
formed the SS who were selected members to be Hitler’s personal bodyguard

Question 6

Who was the leader of the SS?

Answer 6

Himmler

Question 7

Explain the events of the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 7

Strasser and Goebbels stressed on the socialist views such as attacking businessman and landowners to help the working class

other party activists like Hitler stressed on the nationalist views such as reviving the power of Germany

Because of the ongoing dispute, Hitler called in a national conference. Hitler made great efforts to persuade Goebbels.

Question 8

What impact did the Bamberg Conference have on the Nazi Party?

Answer 8

• Hitler’s control of the party was clear
• Socialist views of the party weakened

Question 9

What were some of the reason for limited support?

Answer 9

Germany restored its economic stability (Dawe’s Plan and Young Plan). Inflation eased and employment increased. Extremist parties weren’t needed to rely on.

Germany’s status had heightened due to the Locarno Pact, membership of the League Of Nations, Kellogg- Briand Pact.
Extremist parties weren’t needed.

Paul Von Hindenburg was appointed president of the republic/ seen as a hero so support for the Weimar Republic increased