The lean years for the NSDAP 24-29

Cards (30)

  • How did Hitler use his trial to his advantage?
    To promote his views to a wider audience
  • How long did Hitler actually serve in prison?
    Nine months
  • What book did Hitler dictate while in prison?
    Mein Kampf
  • What does "Mein Kampf" translate to in English?
    My Struggle
  • What key belief did Hitler express in "Mein Kampf"?
    The German race is superior to others
  • What did Hitler believe Jewish people were doing?
    Undermining the Aryan race
  • What did Hitler want to do regarding the Treaty of Versailles?
    Ignore it
  • What did Hitler want to do with big businesses?
    Take control of them
  • What type of government did Hitler want?
    A single strong leader
  • What did Hitler believe about traditional values?
    They should be returned to
  • What did Hitler's short prison sentence indicate?
    Support for his ideas existed
  • What did Hitler do to expand party membership?
    Set up women's and youth memberships
  • How did Hitler organize the party geographically?
    Into 35 regions
  • Who was Joseph Goebbels?
    Minister for propaganda
  • What did Hitler promise to wealthy industrialists?
    To protect them and control trade unions
  • What was the SA's membership by 1930?
    400,000 men
  • Why did Hitler not trust the SA?
    They were loyal to Ernst Röhm
  • What was the SS's purpose?
    To be loyal to Hitler
  • Who was in charge of the SS?
    Heinrich Himmler
  • What was the membership of the SS?
    3,000 members
  • How did the German people view the SS?
    They became feared
  • What was the split within the Nazi Party about?
    Emphasizing socialism vs. nationalism
  • What did Hitler call the national conference in 1926?
    The Bamberg Conference
  • What was the outcome of Hitler's speech at the Bamberg Conference?
    Nationalist view was emphasized
  • Who did Hitler win over during the Bamberg Conference?
    Joseph Goebbels
  • What percentage of the vote did the Nazis gain in May 1924?
    6.5 percent
  • What percentage of the vote did the Nazis gain in May 1928?
    2.6 percent
  • Why did the working class abandon the Nazis?
    Due to economic improvements
  • Who became president and was popular among voters?
    Paul von Hindenburg
  • What did the Nazi Party need to regain support?
    A catastrophe to hit Germany