The Rise of the Nazi Party Flashcards
What nationalist party emerged in Munich in January 1919?
The German Workers’ Party (DAP).
Who was the DAP founded by?
Anton Drexler.
Where did the DAP hold their meetings and what did they discuss?
In the beerhalls of Munich, discussing matters of German nationalism, anti-communism and anti-Semitism.
What is anti-Semitism?
Hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.
Why was the emergence of small political parties a concern to the Weimer Government, and what did they do as a result?
They feared revolution. The Weimer government employed soldiers to attend the meetings of these political parties and report back on their activities.
Who was one of the intelligence agents that the Weimer government sent to attend the meetings of the DAP?
Adolf Hitler.
When and why did Hitler join the DAP?
Hitler had become drawn to the party’s ideas, and Drexler, impressed by Hitlers’s ability to speak, invited him to join the DAP in September 1919.
