Summary Of Hitlers Rise To Power 1919-1933

Question 1

What was Hitler put in charge of in February 1920?

Answer 1

Recruitment and propoganda in the Nazi party.

Question 2

Who was the leader of the NSDAP before Hitler?

Answer 2

Anton Drexler

Question 3

Where was Hitler born?

Answer 3

Vienna, Austria

Question 4

Why were the SA Developed?

Answer 4

As a way to protect the Nazi Party, interrupt opponents meetings and attack opponent supporters

Question 5

When did Hitler become the Nazi Party leader?

Answer 5

1921

Question 6

How many members did the party have by 1923?

Answer 6

6000

Question 7

What was the 25 point programme?

Answer 7

The Nazis political manifesto

Question 8

Why was the twenty five point programme vague?

Answer 8

To appel to as many groups as possible?

Question 9

What did the programme entail?

Answer 9

1. Union of Germans to form a greater Germany
2. Citizenship to be granted to those only of German blood.
3. Rid of the Treaty of Versailles
4. News papers and editors to be German and the non-german ones had to have government permission
5. Government was to nationalise all buisnesses that had been formed into corporations

Question 10

What was the Background of the Munich Putsch 1923? (4 points)

Answer 10

1. The Weimar Republic was unpopular due to hyperinflation
2. Hitler wanted to overthrow he Republic by organising a Putsch in Bavaria and marching on Berlin
3. He copied the works of Italian Mussolini
4. Hitler though Von Kahr, Von Lossow and Seisser would support him

Question 11

When did Hitler and The SA march into the Bavarian beer hall?

Answer 11

8th November 1923

Question 12

Who was at a meeting in the Bavarian Beer Hall?

Answer 12

Von Lossow, Von Kahr and Von Seisser

Question 13

How were Kahr, Lossow and Seisser formed to submit in the Bavarian Beer Hall?

Answer 13

By being held at gun point

Question 14

What happened to Seisser, Von Kahr and Von Lossow after being forced to join Hitler in the Munich Putsch?

Answer 14

They were released.

Question 15

Who joined Hitler in the match through Munich?

Answer 15

Luddendorf and 3000 supporters, including SA Members

Question 16

Why did they March through Munich?

Answer 16

To gain more supporters before marching on Berlin

Question 17

What did Seisser and Lossow do after being released?

Answer 17

Get the police and army to resist

Question 18

How many people died?

Answer 18

16 marchers died

Question 19

When was Hitler arrested?

Answer 19

11th November

Question 20

What happened in February 1924?

Answer 20

Hitler’s was put on trial.

Question 21

What was Hitler charged with?

Answer 21

High treason

Question 22

What did Hitler turn his trial into?

Answer 22

A Propoganda success

Question 23

Why was Hitler given only five years?

Answer 23

The court was sympathetic towards him

Question 24

How long did Hitler end up being imprisoned for?

Answer 24

9 months

Question 25

What did he write whilst in prison?

Answer 25

Mein Kampf

Question 26

What did Mein Kampf state?

Answer 26

Nazi beliefs

Question 27

What did Hitler realise as a result of the Putsch?

Answer 27

He had to win power through democracy and not violence

Question 28

What was the period of time called between 1925-1929?

Answer 28

The lean years

Question 29

What happened to the party whilst Hitler was imprisoned due to the Munich Putsch?

Answer 29

The had disputes and little support

Question 30

Why did the Nazi party have little support in the lean years?

Answer 30

The economic recovery

Question 31

How many seats did they have in 1924?

Answer 31

32 seats

Question 32

How many seats did they have in the 1928 election?

Answer 32

12 seats

Question 33

What did Mein Kampf provide the party with?

Answer 33

Key Nazi ideas on Propoganda and anti-Semitism which became the parties main focus

Question 34

What did Hitler do to the party?

Answer 34

Reorganize it

Question 35

Who run desperate party branches?

Answer 35

Gauleiters

Question 36

What did the 1926 Bamberg conference do for the party?

Answer 36

Secure or remove supporters.

Question 37

How many members did the party have by 1928?

Answer 37

100,000

Question 38

When was the wall Street crach?

Answer 38

October 1929

Question 39

What was the Wall street crash?

Answer 39

The US recalled for loans so buisnesses had to sack workers, mass unemployement occurred and prices changed

Question 40

How many unemployed people were there in 1932?

Answer 40

6 million

Question 41

Growth in support for what parties occured?

Answer 41

Communist and Nazi

Question 42

What was the Weimar Republic blamed for?

Answer 42

The economy depending on US loans and therefore failing.

Question 43

When did Chancellor Muller resign?

Answer 43

1930

Question 44

Who became chancellor after Muller?

Answer 44

Brunning

Question 45

What did Chancellor Brunning do that made him unpopular?

Answer 45

1. He raised taxes 2. Cut unemployment benefits 3. Decreased Government spending 4. Made pay cuts

Question 46

When did Brunning resign?

Answer 46

May 1932

Question 47

In what months in 1932 were elections called?

Answer 47

July and November

Question 48

How many seats did the Communists gain in November 1932?

Answer 48

100 seats

Question 49

What were the three main reasons for a increase in Nazi support?

Answer 49

Hitler, the SA and Goebbels

Question 50

How did Hitler increase Nazi support?

Answer 50

1. He was a good public speaker 2. He appealed to all sections of society 3. He said the Nazis could unite Germany despite the chaos it was in 4. He used the Jews as a Scapegoat 5. Industrialists supported him due to the Communists threating there higher position

Question 51

How did the SA increase Nazi support?

Answer 51

1. They had 600,000 members by 1932 2. Paraded through tons and cities, displaying discipline depute the chaos Germany was in. 3. Intimidated opposition

Question 52

How did Goebbels increase support?

Answer 52

1. He was the Propoganda minster 2. His posters appealed to all audiences 3. He chartered planes so Hitler could speak at four or five rallies a day

Question 53

What did Von Papen do as Chancellor ?

Answer 53

He had little supporters and so had to use Article 48 a lot.

Question 54

Why did Von Papen hold an election in July 1932?

Answer 54

To gain more support.

Question 55

What was the outcome of the July 1932 election?

Answer 55

Nazis had now got 230 seats and we're now the largest party.

Question 56

What did Hitler do after this?

Answer 56

Demand to be Chancellor but Hindenburg refused.

Question 57

What happened after Von Papen arranged the 1932 November election.

Answer 57

Von Papen lost support and the Nazi seats wents down to 196.

Question 58

What did Von Papen suggest to do after this?

Answer 58

To stop the Weimar Constitution

Question 59

What did Von Schleicher say to Hindenburg to convince him that Von Papen's plan was a bad idea?

Answer 59

It could cause a civil war

Question 60

When did Von Papen resign?

Answer 60

He resigned in November 1932

Question 61

When did Von Schleicher become Chancellor?

Answer 61

In December

Question 62

How long did Schleicher last as Chancellor

Answer 62

Two months

Question 63

Why did Schleicher last for such a little time?

Answer 63

He wanted to join left and right wing threads if the parties which could cause a communist country

Question 64

What did Von Papen propose for Hitler and Himself?

Answer 64

Hitler would be Chancellor and he would be Vice Chancellor.

Question 65

Who did they have support from against Von Schleicher?

Answer 65

Industrialists, landowners and military

Question 66

What did Papen say to convince Hindenburg to let Hitler be Chancellor?

Answer 66

He could control Hitler and he'd bring stability to Germany

Question 67

When did Hitler become Chancellor?

Answer 67

31st January 1933