The Roots of the Nazi Party

Question 1

Who was this Captain Knobhead that was Adolf Hitler?

Answer 1

• Born in Austria 1889, Hitler had lived in Germany from 1912
• He was a brave soldier and won the Iron Cross twice but he couldn’t accept German defeat

Question 2

What happened in 1919?

Answer 2

• Hitler joined the German Worker’s Party led by Anton Drexler
• He was a charismatic speaker and soon became leader, the name changed soon to the National Socialist German Workers Party
• He made the SA - stormtroopers who protected Nazi leaders and harassed their opponents

Question 3

What happened in 1923?

Answer 3

Munich Putsch!

Hitler in prison :)

Question 4

What is Mein Kampf?

Answer 4

“My Struggle”

• He wrote this book in prison describing his beliefs and ambitions
  1) Join Austria in Anschluß
  2) Reverse Treaty of Versailles
  3) Create a Greater Germany
  4) Other races inferior
  5) Germany had a right to Lebensraum!
  6) Aryans were the master race! (he meant northern European, but got the terminology wrong)