Quiz 5

• What position was Hitler promoted to during WW1?

  Corporal
• What award did Hitler receive for bravery during WW1?

  Iron Cross medal
• Who originally led the German Worker's Party (DAP)?

  Anton Drexler
• When did Hitler join the DAP?

  September 1919
• What was Hitler put in charge of in February 1920?

  Propaganda for the DAP
• How many points were in the DAP's published Programme?

  25
• How many members did the DAP increase to by the end of 1920?

  1,100
• What was the name of the newspaper the DAP bought?

  People’s Observer
• What was the alternative name for the SA?

  Stormtroopers or Brownshirts
• Who headed the SA?

  Ernst Rohm
• Who were the Friekorps?

  Ex Soldiers attracted to Hitler's ideas
• What were Hitler's personal bodyguards called?

  Stosstrupp
• On what date did Hitler try to overthrow the government?

  9th November 1923
• What was this armed uprising known as?

  Munich Putsch/Beer Hall Putsch
• Who led the Bavarian state that initially supported Hitler?

  Gustav Von Kahr
• What had happened in 1923 to make people more frustrated with the Weimar Republic?

  Hyperinflation
• What was the name of the other man who spoke at the beer hall and agreed to support Hitler's takeover?

  Lossow
• How many Nazis were killed during the Putsch?

  14
• What happened to Hitler after the Putsch?

  Arrested
• Who was put on trial in February 1924 alongside Hitler?

  Ludendorff and Rohm
• What was Hitler found guilty of and how many years in jail was he sentenced to?

  Treason - 5 years