The Rise of the Nazis Flashcards
What year did Hitler become leader of the Nazi party?
1920
What year was the SA founded?
1921
What year was the Munich Putsch?
1923
What year was Hitler’s trial and imprisonment?
1924
What year did Wall Street Crash?
1929
What year did the Great Depression start?
1930
When did Hitler become Chancellor?
January 1933
What were the 4 key beliefs of the German Workers’ Party?
1.Democracy was weak and a powerful leader was needed. 2. Jews were to blame for making Germany weak 3.Communists and socialists had brought the fall of the Kaiser 4.Politicians had betrayed Germant signing the Treaty of Versailles
What document stated the aims of the Nazi Party?
25 Point Programme
What was the German Workers’ Party renamed to?
Nazi Party or NSDAP (Nationalist Socialist German Workers’ Party)
Why did the Nazis keep their aims vague?
To appeal to many different groups in Germany
Which newspaper did the Nazi Party purchase?
People’s Observer
What was Hitler talented in?
Speaking
What emblem did Hitler introduce for the Nazi Party?
Swastika
Who was leader of the SA?
Ernst Rohm
What were the SA sometimes known as?
Brownshirts
What were the SA created as?
A paramilitary force
Who were the key characters in the Munich Putsch?
Otto von Lossow, Gustav von Kahr and Erich Ludendorff
How many Nazis and supporters marched in the Munich Putsch?
2,000
How many Nazis were killed in the Munich Putsch?
14
Why did Hitler’s popularity grow after the Munich Putsch?
He was seen as a nationalist standing up for German Rights
How many years was Hitler sentenced and how long did he serve?
Sentenced to 5 years but only spent 9 months
What did Hitler write in prison?
Mein Kampf
What is Lebensraum?
Areas of land the Nazis claimed they would need
What was the Aryan Race?
Those people who Hitler said were the master race
Who was in charge of Nazi propaganda?
Goebbels
How did the Great Depression impact young people?
More than 50% of young people aged 16-30 were unemployed
How did the Great Depression impact factory workers?
4 out of 10 could not get a job
How did the Great Depression impact farmers?
The price of their goods were falling and this meant many were in debt
How did the Great Depression impact businessmen?
People had less money to spend so businesses struggled
Who became chancellor when Muller resigned?
Bruning
What unpopular measures did Bruning introduce?
Tax rises and further cuts to unemployment benefit
How many seats did the Nazis have in the Reichstag in 1932?
230 (37.4% of the vote)
Who appointed Hitler as chancellor?
Hindenburg
Who was Hitler helped into power by?
Powerful individuals who thought they could control him
