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

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    • 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!
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