The rise of the Nazis Flashcards
What was Hitlers involvement in WWI?
A soldier
What was the name of the party hitler was asked to spy on?
German workers party
What name did hitler change this to when he took over the party in 1920?
Nationalist socialist party
How many points did the programme of this new party have?
25
Name 2 points in the party programme
Equality for all citizens
The union of all Germans
Hitlers party grew from 50 members in 1918 to 55,000 in 1923; true or false?
True
Why was the SA set up?
To be Hitlers private army
Which group of people was the SA primarily made up of?
Ex German soldiers
What was the aim of the Munich putsch?
To take over the government
Why did the putsch take place?
To take over the Weimar government and cause a revolution
Why did the Munich putsch fail?
Khar had called in police and army reinforcements
What were the short term failures of the Munich Putsch?
16 nazis killed
Hitler imprisoned
What was the long term impact of the putsch?
Hitler banned from public speaking and the Nazi party was banned
What happened to the Nazi Party when Hitler was in prison?
Split into factions
How did Hitler change his tactics after 1924?
He did things politically and legally