TOPIC 3 The Nazi Rise To Power And End Of The Weimar Republic Flashcards
In ….. the …… (DAP) was founded by ….. in Munich, Bavaria
1919
German Workers Party
Anton Drexler
In …… Hitler attended a DAP meeting, Drexler was impressed and ….
By the end of 1919, the DAP only had ….. members
September 1919
Asked him to join
50
Hitler discovered that he was a good ……..
He became responsible for the ……..
Public speaker (orator)
Recruitment and propaganda
In ……. Hitler and Drexler wrote a political manifesto called ……
February 1920
The 25 Point Programme
…. Was added to the DAP’s name to become known as the NSDAP
Nationalist Socialist
In ….. the NSDAP grows rapidly and starts to publish its own newspaper: ….
1920
The Volkischer Beobachter (People’s Observer)
In …. Hitler becomes leader of the NSDAP
July 1921
Hitler had the title ….. for him it meant ….
This was the …… (his Leadership Principal) and became the cornerstone of the party’s organisation
Fuhrer
Absolute power and authority
Fuhrerprinzip
Hitler adopted the …. as the emblem of the party and the use of the …..
Swastika
One armed salute
In …… Hitler employs a protection squad which developed into the ……… led by ……
1921
Sturmabteilung (SA) (Stormtroopers)
Ernst Rohm
Nazi membership grew from ….. in 1920 to …… in 1923
1100
55,000
By ….. Hitler believed that the Nazi party could …….. and then ….
1923
Overthrow regional government in Munich
March on Berlin
1923 Hitler had been influenced by …..
Benito Mussolini’s seizure of power in Italy in 1922
Bavarian government was led by ….., army chief …… and police chief …..
von Kahr
von Lossow
von Seisser
On ……, Hitler and 600 Nazis seized the Burgerbraukeller where the ……
8th November 1923
Bavarian government was meeting
Hitler convinced the three leaders to ……
Support his planned takeover
On ……, ……. changed their minds and organised troops to resist hitler’s planned March through Munich
9th Nov 1923
Von Seisser and Von Lossow
Hutler’s planned march was known as ….
The Munich Putsch
Hitler proceeds with the march but is ….
The Putsch results in …… and …… being killed
Easily overpowered by the well-armed police force
16 Nazis
4 policemen
Hitler disappeared but is ……. two days later, the same day that …..
arrested for treason (along with his main supported General Ludendorff)
The Nazi Party is banned
Hitler’s trial began in …… and lasted ….
Hitler used the trial as a……
February 1924
One month
Public platform to announce his political beliefs to a national audience
On ….. Hitler was found …. of treason
Judge treated him leniently and gave him minimum sentence of …..
1st April 1924
Guilty
5 years
Hitler served only ….. of his sentence in Landsberg prison
Whilst in prison he completes his autobiography ….. which contained his …
9 months
Main Kampf (My Struggle)
Political views