The Lean Years 1924-28 Flashcards
What happened to the Nazi party in the years 1924-28?
Lost support but was reorganized by Hitler
What happened to the party whilst Hitler was imprisoned? What did he do
- it had been banned but survived secretly
- When Hitler was released he persuaded the Bavarian President to lift the ban
- it gets re launched and Hitler takes control and makes changes
What are the changes Hitler makes to the party ?
- created party branches called Gaue led by a Gauleiter
- Hitler makes sure his closest associates run the party in Munich who all push the idea of Fuhrerprinzip
What happens at the Bamberg party conference 1926
- Possible rivals to Hitler such as Gregor stresser and Joseph Goebbels won over
- Strasser appointed propaganda leader and Goebbels made Gauleiter of Berlin
- removes Röhm from being the leader of SA who is replaced by von Salomon
- Hitler created his own unit the SS to be his personal bodyguards
What are some important things Hitler does in 1926?
- creation of the SS his personal gaurd
- sets up the Hitler Youth
What did Hitler become by 1926 in regards to the Nazis and what did he somewhat tweak ?
Became the unrivaled leader of the Nazi Party
Twenty five point program edited slightly in 1928 to try and win over support of rural voters
What progress had Hitler made ?
- party only had 27,000 members in 1925 but 100,000+ members by late 1928
- nationwide party
-Nazis still didn’t have many seats in parliament which didn’t increase between 1924-28 with an decrease of 20 seats - replaces Strasser with Goebbels for propaganda
When did the ‘lean years’ end and why ?
1929
They had made a rise to become a leading party in Germany