The Early Development of the Nazi Party: 1923-1933 Flashcards
how the the 25 point program allow the party to develop?
the 25 point program was a clear agenda which allowed them to be taken seriously
how did hitler’s personal appeal allow the party to develop?
he was an excellent orrator who would demonstrate power and determination in his speeches
how did organised meetings allow the party to develop?
meetings became better advertised
why were the nazis vague in their policies?
to appeal to as many as possible
how many copies of the nazi newspaper were printed?
17,000
how did the SA allow the party to develop?
they were very intimidating and often used violent methods to subdue nazi opposition
how did support of other parties allow the nazi party to develop?
they had powerful support to began to gain popularity
what were ‘gaus’?
branches of the nazi party set up all over germany with leader called a ‘gauleiter’ to control them
how did ‘gaus’ allow hitler to develop?
his policies would be inflicted all over germany
how did the bamburg conference allow hitler to develop?
he spoke for 5 hours to persuade some nazi leaders not to become socialist and they agreed
how did nazi headquarters allow the party to develop?
it was organised like a mini state for all aspects of the government
why was the SS set up?
as a personal bodyguard to hitler
what did hitler promise wealthy businessmen?
he would destroy communism
how did hitler’s promise to the the businessmen help the party to develop?
the businessmen would give the party money
how did setting up leagues such as the womens’ and teachers’ allow the party to develop?
it made the party appeal to various groups
how did mein kampf allow the nazis to develop?
it expressed nazi ideology and made it sound appealing
what was the aryan race?
the idea of a ‘perfect’ german with blond hair and blue eyes
what was lebensraum?
the idea of expanding into poland and russia to give german people more living space
what was totalitarianism?
the idea of throwing of democracy and putting power in the hands of the state
who was the nazi minister of propaganda?
joseph goebbels
how did porpaganda allow the nazis to develop?
it was so good that many didn’t even realise they were being indoctrinated
how did the 1929 depression lead to a growth in extremism?
unemployment rates soared and those who had just finished education and wanted a job were annoyed at the government so turned to extremist parties
how did hitler use the weaknesses of other politicians to become chancellor in 1933?
he threatened suicide if he wasn’t made chancellor so von schleicher and president hindenburg gave in thinking they could control hitler
when were the lean years?
1924-29
why was there a decline in Nazi support in the lean years?
stresemann had helped germany recover meaning people were content and there was a decline in the votes for extremism
