Rise of the Nazi Party Flashcards
What did the Nazi party promise for German citizens?
Jobs and food
Reichstag Stat
In 1931 2 million German citizens were unemployed and the Nazi party held only 90 seats in the Reichstag.
When the Nazi party gained control in 1933 5.5 million German citizens were unemployed and the Nazi party held 275 seats in the Reichstag.
How did the Mein Kampf help the Nazi party?
The Mein Kampf explained in detail the doctrine of the Nationalist Socialist Party.
Many people at the time read the book after Hitler’s court case
Hitler’s treason trial
Hitler was trialled for treason for attempting to take over the government similar to Mussolini.
He was let off with a light sentence as the judge agreed with his cause.
Hitler used this as a publicity stunt to get people to read the Mein Kampf which lead to a significant increase in the Nazi Party popularity.
What was the publics opinion on the Weimar political parties? (Held power in Germany before Nazi Party)
The public believed the Weimar political parties had horrible management of the country.
This is due to the public holding them accountable for the TOV and the inflation crisis.
How did the Weimar political parties create the inflation Crisis?
They printed a shit ton of money in attempt to pay back reparations.
At one point 1 US dollar was equivalent to 1 trillion German Marks.
Why did people vote for them?
Many voted for the Nazi party as they viewed Hitler as a Patriot who would bring Germany back to its rightful place.
Many voted for the Nazi’s just because they believed it was better than communism.
The brown shirts
Brownshirts (SS)
The brown shirts were a group of people who were employed by the Nazi party to suppress political opponents by inflicting violence on those who opposed fascism publicly.
The brown shirts caused havoc on the streets which Hitler promised to clean up. The havoc conveniently went away after the election.
On June 30, 1934 the Night of the Long Knives erupted in a bloody purge among the Brownshirts ranks, in which Röhm (Brownshirts leader) and all senior Brownshirts, either deemed too socialist or not loyal enough for the new Nazi Party, were arrested by the German military (SS) and eventually executed.
When did WW2 start and end?
1 September 1939 - 2nd September 1945
When did WW1 end
November 11 1918
When did hitler gain power of Germany and
1933
When was Paris taken over?
1940
When did USA join the war
December 1941 after Japan attacked Pearl Harbour
