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

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Emilia Hala

Cards (20)

  • 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!