Rise of the Nazis

• Anton Drexter


  Leader of the German Workers' Party in 1919
• National Socialist German Worker's Party

  Name Hitler changed the Party to (Nazis for short)
• Heil Hitler, salute, Swostika


  New salute and flag introduced by Hitler
• The SA


  Hitler's brown shirted private army
• Emst Röhm


  Leader of the SA private army
• SA


  • Intimidated and assaulted political opponents and minorities during street clashes and rallies
• By 1923, the Nazi Party had 20,000 members under Hitler
• Munich Putsch of 1923


  Also known as the Beer Hall Putsch
• Hitler was given a 5 year prison sentence for the Munich Putsch, but only served 9 months
• Mein Kampf


  What Hitler wrote whilst in prison
• After the Munich Putsch


  Hitler changed the Nazis' approach to focus on gaining power through legal and parliamentary means, instead of using violence
• In 1928, the Nazis got 2.6% of the votes
• Bruning


  Tried to solve unemployment and stop the Nazis by cutting government spending
• In the November 1932 elections, the Nazis got around 33% of the vote
• Schleicher


  Secretly negotiated with the Nazi party to try and weaken its influence
• In January 1933, Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg
• Van der Lubbe


  Dutch communist who supposedly started the Reichstag fire
• Emergency law passed after Reichstag fire


  Gave Hitler the power to suspend civil liberties, arrest political opponents, and suppress freedom of the press
• 4,000 communists were arrested after the Reichstag fire
• In the March 1933 elections, the Nazis got 44% of the votes
• Other parties voted for the Enabling Act


  In response to intimidation tactics by the SA
• DAF


  The German Labour Front, an organisation controlling workers' rights and activities that all workers were forced to join after the Enabling Act
• After the Enabling Act, the SA raided and destroyed SPD and communist offices
• Ernst Röhm


  Leader of the SA
• Disagreement between Röhm and Hitler


  Over the future of the SA
• By 1934, the SA had 2 million men
• Night of the Long Knives

  Purge organised by Hitler to eliminate perceived threats within the Nazi Party
• Führer


  Absolute leader of Germany, surpassing that of the president or chancellor
• What % of votes did the Nazis get in March 1933?

  44%
• How many communists were arrested after the fire?

  4000
• After the Enabling Act, Hitler made every worker join the DAF - what was this?

  The German Labour Front, an organisation controlling worker’s rights and activities.
• What did the SA do to SPD and communist offices after the Enabling Act?

  The SA raided and destroyed SPD and communist offices after the Enabling Act.
• How many men were in the SA by 1934?

  2 million
• Under Hitler, how many members did the Nazi Party have by 1923?

  20,000
• What % of the votes did the Nazis get in 1928?

  2.6%
• Burning tried to solve unemployment and stop the Nazis by….

  Cutting the government spending.
• It was thought Von Papen could control the Nazis but he failed. In the November 1932 elections, the Nazis got…. And von Papen was sacked.


  Around 33% of the vote.
• How many DAP party gatherings were there?

  46, between November 1919 to 1920, of which, Hitler appeared as a star speaker for 31 of.
• Hitler’s speeches were…

  Well-rehearsed, would begin quietly and slowly before building up to an impassioned rage. They impressed listeners.
• When was the Munich Putsch and why did it fail? 


  November 1923, not enough support was provided. Fourteen Nazis and four policemen were killed.