The Rise Of Nazism

Question 1

By mid-1921 nazi membership was at 3300. How many members by 1923?

Answer 1

20, 000 members

Question 2

What was the party called when Hitler first joined?

Answer 2

DAP

German workers’ party

Question 3

Hitler’s aims for the March on Berlin?

Answer 3

Mobilise all military forces from Bavaria

Then by closing in on Berlin to seize national power

Question 4

Why was Hitler’s plan for the March on Berlin unrealistic?

Answer 4

He overestimated the level of public support for a putsch
Showed a real lack of planning
Relied too heavily on the promise of support of Ludendorff
Kahr and Lossow, fearing failure, decided to hold back

Question 5

Feb 1920 DAP changed party name to..?

Answer 5

NSDP

National Socialist German Workers’ Party

Question 6

Consequences of Munich Putsch

Answer 6

Hitler and the putschists arrested and charged with treason
NSDAP was banned
Gave Hitler publicity which he could use to his advantage

Question 7

Political advantages from the Munich Putsch for Hitler?

Answer 7

He turned his trial into a propaganda success- evoked admiration for his patriotism- made him self a national figure
Won respect from other right-wing nationalists for having the courage to act
Leniency of his sentence- five years, though actually reduced to 10 months
Months in prison used to write and reassess political strategy

Question 8

Volksgemeinschaft

Answer 8

“A people’s community”
Aimed to bring about a new collective national identity by encouraging people to wrk together and by promoting ‘German values’
Such a system could only benefit those who racially belonged to the German Volk

Question 9

Gauleiter

Answer 9

Leader of a regional area

Question 10

When was the SS set up?

Answer 10

1925

Question 11

Purpose of the SS in 1925?

Answer 11

An elite body of black-shirted guards, sworn to absolute obedience to the Fuhrer
Initially just Hitler’s personal bodyguard, but when placed under the control of Himmler later that year, it soon developed its own identity

Question 12

What percentage of the vote did the Nazis get in the Reichstag election of 1928

Answer 12

2.6 per cent of the vote

A mere 12 seats

Question 13

How many seats did the Nazis win in the 1930 election

Answer 13

107

18.3 per cent of the vote

Question 14

After 1929 factors that brought Hitler to power:

Answer 14

Economic depression -Wall street crash of 1929
Recruited by Hindenburg- offered the post of vice-Chancellor if he promised to support Hindenburg and Von Papen. He refused and demanded to be made Chancellor