The Nazi Party rebuilds, 1924-29

Question 1

Describe the SOCIALIST ideas contained in Mein Kampf

Answer 1

The wealth of industry and land should benefit German working people, not the landowners and industrialists

Question 2

Describe the TOTALITARIAN ideas in Mein Kampf

Answer 2

Power should be put in the hands of one leader who could organise everything for the benefit of the people

Question 3

Describe the ANTISEMITIC ideas in Mein Kampf

Answer 3

Hitler believed that the Aryan race was destined to rule the world, and Jewish people were planning to weaken it through intermarriage

Question 4

Describe the TRADITIONAL GERMAN ideas in Mein Kampf

Answer 4

There should be strong family values, clear male and female roles, a strong work ethic, Christian morality and old-style arts

Question 5

Describe the NATIONALIST ideas in Mein Kampf

Answer 5

The Treaty of Versailles should be reversed. Germany needed to expand to create Lebensraum (living space) for the German people and to provide land for German farmers

Question 6

In what ways was Mein Kampf NOT significant in 1920s Germany?

Answer 6

It didn’t sell many copies before 1930

It wasn’t written very well

Question 7

After the Munich Putsch, who was appointed:

Party Secretary

Party Treasurer

Answer 7

Party Secretary: Philipp Bouhler

Party Treasurer: Franz Schwarz

Question 8

How was the Nazi Party organised after the Munich Putsch?

Answer 8

Like a mini-state: Hitler as leader and departments for all aspects of government

Question 9

What was the name of the Nazi women’s section, set up after the Munich Putsch?

Answer 9

The German Women’s Order

Question 10

What was set up in the Nazi Party for young people after the Munich Putsch?

Answer 10

The National Socialist German Students’ League

Question 11

What name was given to the 35 local leaders of the Nazi Party?

Answer 11

Gauleiters

Question 12

Who became a powerful Gauleiter in the north of Germany?

Answer 12

Gregor Strasser

Question 13

Who became a powerful Gauleiter in the Rhineland?

Answer 13

Joseph Goebbels

Question 14

How did Hitler pay for the reorganisation of the Nazi Party?

Answer 14

He raised money from wealthy industrialists who shared his nationalist views

Question 15

How many members did the SA have by 1930?

Answer 15

400,000

Question 16

Give two reasons why Hitler did not fully trust the SA

Answer 16

1) They were violent thugs and difficult to control

2) They had become loyal to Ernst Röhm while Hitler was in prison

Question 17

What did Hitler set up in 1925 to reduce his reliance on the SA?

Answer 17

The SS (Schutzstaffel or ‘Protection Squad’)

Question 18

How was the SS different to the SA?

Answer 18

They were smaller, with specially selected members, so they could be trusted to act as Hitler’s personal bodyguard

Question 19

Who was (eventually) placed in charge of the SS?

Answer 19

Heinrich Himmler

Question 20

How many members did the SS have by 1930?

Answer 20

3,000

Question 21

What colour uniforms were the SS given in 1932?

Answer 21

Black

Question 22

How were the northern and southern Gauleiters divided before the Bamberg Conference of 1926?

Answer 22

Northern Gauleiters (like Strasser and Goebbels) stressed the socialist ideas of the Nazis

Southern Gauleiters stressed the nationalist ideas of the Nazis

Question 23

Why did Hitler choose Bamberg as the site of a national conference for the Nazis in 1926?

Answer 23

It was in the south of Germany - southern party leaders (who stressed the importance of nationalist ideas) made up a majority of the conference

Question 24

For how long did Hitler speak at the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 24

Two hours

Question 25

How did Hitler reduce support for the “socialist” wing of the Nazis at the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 25

Made them seem like communists - the enemies of the Nazis

Question 26

How did Hitler try to win over Goebbels before the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 26

Brought him to Munich and provided him with a car - but also confronted him for supporting socialist ideas over nationalist ideas

Question 27

What did Goebbels do at the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 27

Abandoned the socialist arguments and joined Hitler’s nationalist “wing” of the party

Question 28

What did Strasser call Goebbels at the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 28

A “scheming dwarf”

Question 29

What did Goebbels write in his diary at the time of the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 29

“Adolf Hitler, I love you because you are both great and simple at the same time. What one calls a genius”

Question 30

How was Goebbels treated AFTER the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 30

He was promoted to Gauleiter of Berlin

Question 31

What happened at the party rally in July 1926, after the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 31

8,000 supporters swore personal oaths of loyalty to Hitler

Question 32

What was the overall significance of the Bamberg Conference?

Answer 32

The “socialist” principles of the Nazi Party were weakened - the “nationalists” gained control

Question 33

What happened to Nazi Party membership between October 1928 and 1929?

Answer 33

Grew from 100,000 to 150,000

Question 34

How many times higher was Nazi Party membership in 1929 compared to 1923?

Answer 34

Three times higher

Question 35

In what month and year did the Nazi Party win elected control of its first German council? Where was this?

Answer 35

June 1929

Coburg

Question 36

What did Hitler do in the autumn of 1929 to demonstrate his dynamic campaigning?

Answer 36

Joined the organising campaign against the Young Plan

Question 37

What was made compulsory in the Nazi Party in 1926?

Answer 37

The “Heil Hitler!” greeting

Question 38

In the Reichstag election of May 1928, how many seats did the Nazis win?

Answer 38

Only 12 seats

Question 39

In the Reichstag election of May 1928, what percentage of the national vote did the Nazis win?

Answer 39

Just 2.6%

Question 40

In the Reichstag election of May 1928, in what position did the Nazis finish?

Answer 40

Seventh

Question 41

How many members did the Hitler Youth have in Berlin by January 1932?

Answer 41

Only 1,000

Question 42

Give TWO reasons why Stresemann’s role in the Weimar Republic weakened support for the Nazis

Answer 42

1) The Rentenmark, Dawes Plan and Young Plan restored economic stability

2) Under Stresemann’s foreign policy, Germany regained its status as an equal partner on the world stage

Question 43

In the Reichstag election of May 1928, what percentage of the vote did the Nazi Party win in the industrial areas of Berlin and the Ruhr?

Answer 43

Only 1%