hitlers rise to power

• What rank had Hitler held in the German army during the First World War?

  Corporal
• Who was the founder of the German Worker’s Party (DAP)?

  Anton Drexler
• When did Hitler join the DAP?

  September 1919
• When did Hitler become head of propaganda for the DAP?

  January 1920
• What three things were the early Nazis deeply opposed to?

  Democracy, Weimar politicians, and Jews
• What key document set out the party’s beliefs and in what year?

  25-Point Program; 1920
• How many members did the DAP have by the end of 1920?

  3,000
• What was the full name of the Nazi Party from 1920 onwards?

  National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP)
• In December 1920, what did the Nazis buy which helped spread their message widely?

  A newspaper (the ‘People’s Observer’)
• What was the name of the Nazi logo?

  Swastika
• Why was Hitler's personal appeal so helpful to him in taking control of the DAP?

  Superb public speaker
• When did Hitler become leader of the NSDAP?

  july 1921
• Who was Hitler’s deputy in the NSDAP?

  Rudolf Hess
• When did Hitler persuade NSDAP members to give up their right to elect their leader?

  January 1922
• What was the name of the Nazis’ paramilitary force and when was this formed?

  The SA (Sturmabteilung); August 1921
• Who was in charge of the SA?

  Ernst Röhm
• Where did many of the SA come from and what were they sometimes known as due to their uniform?

  Many were ex-soldiers or students; Brownshirts
• When did Hitler launch the Munich Putsch

  November 1923
• Which Fascist leader took over Italy in 1922 and inspired Hitler?

  Benito Mussolini
• What happened in Germany in 1923 which led Hitler to launch the Munich Putsch?

  French invasion of the Ruhr and hyperinflation
• Which famous German general joined in the Munich Putsch?

  General Ludendorff#
• Which side did the army take during the Munich Putsch?

  the government
• Which side had the most guns and troops during the Munich Putsch?

  the government
• When Hitler was put on trial after the failed Putsch what was he accused of?

  Treason
• How long was Hitler sentenced to, and how long did he actually spend in prison?

  Sentenced to 5 years, but only served 9 months
• What were key consequences of the Munich Putsch for the Nazis?

  Hitler recognised that he needed to gain power by legitimate means through winning elections

  The NSDAP got lots of coverage in national press

  The NSDAP was banned
• What book did Hitler write while in prison after the Munich Putsch?

  Mein Kampf
• What was Hitler’s term for white Germans, supposedly the superior race?

  aryan race
• How did he believe Jews were attempting to weaken the Aryan race

  Intermarriage, taking over German industry, and through moderate and Leftist political groups
• What term referred to the land that Hitler thought Germany should conquer in eastern Europe

  Lebensraum (‘living space’)
• How did Hitler feel about democracy?

  It was weak
• What political philosophy, meaning total control by a strong leader, did Hitler support?

  Totalitarianism
• When was the ban on the NSDAP lifted?

  February 1925
• Where was the NSDAP's headquarters?

  Munich
• What was the name for a local leader of the Nazi Party?

  Gauleiter (in charge of one of the 35 Gaus)
• Why did Hitler feel that he could not completely trust the SA?

  Difficult to control and loyal to Rohm instead of Hitler
• What new personal bodyguard did Hitler form because he no longer trusted the SA?

  SS (Schutzstaffel)
• Who was head of the SS?

  Heinrich Himmler
• At what conference in 1926 did Hitler seize more complete control of the Nazi Party?

  Bamberg Conference
• What part of the Nazis’ original program did Hitler reject at the Bamberg Conference?

  Socialism