Rise Of The Nazi Party Flashcards
What did Hitler persuade the party to do in 1920?
Change their name to National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi) and adopt a 25 point programme
What happens in 1921?
29th July Hitler becomes leader Adopts swastika as their emblem Storm troopers (SA) founded - mainly unemployed ex-soldiers
What were the good points that came out of the Munich Putschs failure?
24th February 1924 Hitlers trailed and the trial gives him a national platform to publicise the nazis
Only sentenced for 5 years in Landsberg prison
Why was Hitlers imprisonment in Landsberg prison in April a good thing?
Only stayed 9 months was released in December 1924
Writes Mein Kampf - bestseller
Hitler realises he needs to take power through political means
It’s comfortable
What were the bad things about the Munich Putsch?
Nazi party banned
Easily crushed
Hitler imprisoned
16 dead nazis
How was the party relaunched in 1925?
More focused on politics
SS set up
Special sections set up to recruit more members e.g. Hitler Youth
Branches founded across Germany
When does Goebbels take over Nazi Propaganda?
1926
How many seats do the Nazis have in the 1928 elections?
12
When does Himmler become head of the SS?
1929
How many members do the Nazis have by 1928?
Over 100 000
How rapidly does unemployment increase from 1928-1932?
From under one million to over six million
What happens in March 1930?
The coalition government collapses and Hindenburg rules increasingly by decree
How many members does the SA have in 1932?
500 000
What does the growth of communism during the depression cause?
Worries rich industrialists who fund the nazis and finance massive propaganda in the 1932 elections
How many seats do the nazis have in the September 1930 elections?
107
What happens in the April presidential elections?
Hitler wins 13 million votes but Hindenburg wins with 19 million