The Lean Years 1924-28 Flashcards

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What happened to the Nazi party in the years 1924-28?

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Lost support but was reorganized by Hitler

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What happened to the party whilst Hitler was imprisoned? What did he do

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  • 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
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What are the changes Hitler makes to the party ?

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  • 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
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What happens at the Bamberg party conference 1926

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  • 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
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What are some important things Hitler does in 1926?

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  • creation of the SS his personal gaurd
  • sets up the Hitler Youth
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What did Hitler become by 1926 in regards to the Nazis and what did he somewhat tweak ?

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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

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What progress had Hitler made ?

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  • 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
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When did the ‘lean years’ end and why ?

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1929
They had made a rise to become a leading party in Germany

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