Bamberg conference

• problem 


  early 1926 - clear that the the local power of the Gauleiters was creating a divide in Nazi Party - Northern = socialist, southern = capitalist
• Hitlers solution


  Hitler called for a national conference of the Nazi party in Bamberg (this meant more southern leaders could come)

  • Northern leaders - Strasser - put their socialist ideas across first
  • Hitler made his view very clear by speaking for 5 hours - he said socialists were like communists
  • Hitler worked hard to keep Goebbels over to his side - as a result Goebbels abandoned Strasser
• significance

  • Hitlers control was made clear
  • Goebbels promoted to Gauleiter of Berlin
  • Strasser pledged loyalty but was never trusted by Hitler - he got murdered in 1934
  • the socialist principles of the Nazi party was weakened
• despite this - Nazi's only had limited support

  • economy stability - Dawes and Young Pacts
  • people were happy with the moderates views
  • Germany's international status increased
  • Hindenburg - War hero was appointed President - this increased support for the Republic
  • people felt less likely to vote for a nationalist party
• therefore the Nazi's had no support from the working class - they only had 12 seats (2.6%) in the 1928 elections