Germany:Hitler’s rise to power, 1919-1933

• What did Hitler do during WW1?

  He was a Corporal in the German army 
• Which political party did Hitler join in 1919?

  The DAP, The German Worker’s Party (led by Anton Drexler)
• What party policy did Hitler develop?

  The Twenty-Five point programme
• What is propaganda?

  A way of controlling public attitudes 
• Which three groups was Hitler strongly opposed to?

  Weimar politicians (Hitler disliked democracy), communists and Jews
• How did Hitler rename the DAP?

  It became the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi for short)
• What logo was created for the Nazi party?

  The swastika  
• What was the SA?

  Stormtroopers - a private group run like a military force. They wore brown shirts
• When did Hitler decide to launch the Munich Putsch (Beer Hall Putsch)?

  November 1923
• Who accompanied Hitler during the Munich Putsch?

  Ludendorff (a famous German general in the army)
• What happened to Hitler after the Munich Putsch?

  He was put on trial and sent to prison (for only 9 months)
• Why might the Munich Putsch be described as a success in the long run?

  Hitler realised that he needed to develop a new strategy, he wrote Mein Kampf whilst in prison and he got media attention during the trial
• What was the SS?

  A Nazi party security group, Hitler’s protection squad. Wore black uniforms
• After which conference did Hitler’s control over the Nazi party become clear?

  The Bamberg Conference of 1926. Hitler weakened any of the ‘socialist’ principles
• What event happened in the USA in October 1929?


  The Wall Street Crash
• What economic effect did the Wall Street Crash have on Germany

  The economy collapsed, 6 million people unemployed by 1933
• Who was President of Germany in 1932?

  President Hindenburg
• Who made a ‘sneaky deal’ to put Hitler as Chancellor?

  Von Papen (right wing politician) and Hindenburg 
• When did Hitler become Chancellor?

  January 1933 
• What did Von Papen think would happen?

  He thought they could control Hitler ‘like a puppet on a string’. They underestimated Hitler hugely!