The Nazis Rise To Power And The End Of The Weinar Republic

Question 1

Who founded the German workers party?

Answer 1

Anton Drexler

Question 2

Where was the German workers party founded?

Answer 2

Munich, Bavaria

Question 3

What happened in September 1919 at the DAP meeting?

Answer 3

Anton Drexler was impressed by Hitler so he asked him to join.

Question 4

How many members did the DP have at the end of 1919?

Answer 4

50

Question 5

What did Hitler and Anton Drexler write in February 1920?

Answer 5

A political manifesto, the 25 point program.

Question 6

What is the full abbreviation of NSDAP?

Answer 6

National socialist.

Question 7

What was the name of the early Nazi parties newspaper?

Answer 7

The volkisher Beobachter (‘People’s observer’)

Question 8

By what month and year did Hitler become the leader of the NSDAP?

Answer 8

July 1921

Question 9

What was the name given to Hitler which meant absolute power and authority?

Answer 9

Fuhrer

Question 10

By what year was the SA (Sturmabteilung) developed?

Answer 10

1921

Question 11

Who lead the SA?

Answer 11

Ernst Rohm

Question 12

What was another name for the SA?

Answer 12

Stormtroopers.

Question 13

How big did the Nazi membership grow?

Answer 13

1,100 in 1920 to 50,000 in 1923

Question 14

By 1923 what did Hitler believe that the Nazi party could do?

Answer 14

He believed the Nazi party could overthrow regional government in Munich and then March on Berlin.

Question 15

Who had Hitler been influenced by?

Answer 15

Benito Mussolini

Question 16

Why was Hitler influenced by Benito Mussolini?

Answer 16

Because if a seizure of power in Italy, in 1922

Question 17

Who was the Bavarian government led by?

Answer 17

Von kahr, army chief von Lossow and police chief von Seisser.

Question 18

On the 8th of November 1923 Hitler and 600 Nazis seized what?

Answer 18

The Burgerbraukeller where Bavarian government was meeting.

Question 19

On the 9th of November 1923, Von seisser and Von Lossow changed their minds and did what? What?

Answer 19

They organise troops to resist Hitler’s planned marched through the Munich

Question 20

What happens when Hitler proceeds with the march?

Answer 20

He is overpowered by the well armed police force.

Question 21

How many Nazis and policeman were killed in the Munich putsch?

Answer 21

16 Nazis and four policeman were killed

Question 22

What did Hitler do after the Munich?

Answer 22

He disappeared, but was arrested two days later the same day that the nazi party was banned

Question 23

What was Hitler arrested with?

Answer 23

Treason

Question 24

When did the trial begin and how long did it last?

Answer 24

It began in February 1924 and lasted one month

Question 25

How did Hitler use the trial?

Answer 25

Hitler used the trial as a public platform to announce his political beliefs to a national audience

Question 26

On what day was Hitler found guilty of treason?

Answer 26

First of April 1924

Question 27

How long did Hitler actually serve?

Answer 27

Nine months

Question 28

How long was the sentence?

Answer 28

Five years

Question 29

Where did Hitler serve his sentence?

Answer 29

Landsberg Prison

Question 30

What was the name of Hitler’s autobiography?

Answer 30

Mein Kampf

Question 31

What were the key ideas of the mein kampf

Answer 31

The mind camp included the elimination of the treaty of Versailles and the Jews from Germany

Question 32

What month and year was the Nazi part relaunched?

Answer 32

February 1924

Question 33

What did Hitler appoint Joseph gobble as?

Answer 33

Gauleiter (local party leader)

Question 34

What did Hitler force Rohm to do?

Answer 34

He forced him to resign as a leader of the SA

Question 35

What is the name of Hitler’s own bodyguard unit?

Answer 35

SS ( Schutzstaffel)

Question 36

Why was the hitler youth formed?

Answer 36

It was set up to rival other youth groups

Question 37

What was stated in the 25 point program in 1928?

Answer 37

It was amended to say that privately owned land would be confiscated if owned by a Jew.

Question 38

How much did the Nazi numbers grow at the end of 1928?

Answer 38

Grew from 27,000 members in 1925 to over 100,000 at the end of 1928

Question 39

How many seats did the Nazis win in Parliament in the 1928 elections?

Answer 39

They won 12 seats

Question 40

Who did Goebbles replace as party propaganda leader?

Answer 40

Strasser

Question 41

In 1929 what did the Wall Street crash create?

Answer 41

Economic disaster unemployment began to rise again in Germany

Question 42

What did the US do after the Wall Street crash?

Answer 42

They withdrew their loans made under the Dawes Plan.

Question 43

By the early 1936 how much has the unemployment figure exceeded to?

Answer 43

6 million

Question 44

What is the unemployed and the Hungary do?

Answer 44

They looked towards parties such as the Nazis to offer solutions

Question 45

What was the KPD?

Answer 45

The German communist party

Question 46

Who was chancellor Muller replaced by in March 1930?

Answer 46

Henrich Bruning

Question 47

By the early 1930s the Nazi owned how many newspapers?

Answer 47

120 newspapers

Question 48

What did the Nazi party receive?

Answer 48

Financial backing from leading industrialist.

Question 49

How many seats did the Nazis win?

Answer 49

230

Question 50

In the 1930 election, how many seats are the Nazis win?

Answer 50

They gained 170 seats which was 95 more than the previous election

Question 51

What did von Papen do with President Hindenburg?

Answer 51

He scheemed with him

Question 52

How much did the Nazi share of the votes drop?

Answer 52

To 196

Question 53

What did Von Papen convince Hindenburg?

Answer 53

You convinced him that a coalition government with Hitler as chancellor would save Germany

Question 54

When did Hitler become Chancellor?

Answer 54

The 30th of January 1933