CH5 1928 NAZIS

Question 1

what was social Darwinism (policy hitler adopted)?

Answer 1

the world struggled between races - herrenvolk = master race

Question 2

Feb 1920

Answer 2

25 point plan

Question 3

what was an autarky (25 point plan)

Answer 3

self-sufficient economy

Question 4

what was fuhrerprinzip

Answer 4

leadership principle - hitler one leader all powerful

Question 5

hitler views on democracy

Answer 5

anti democracy = no alternative to one all powerful leader

–> weimar democracy betrayal - November criminals stabbed in back

Question 6

hitler views on nationalism

Answer 6

creation new order in Europe + destruction USSR (communism centre)
–> lebensraum

Question 7

what was volksegemeinschaft ?

Answer 7

-peoples community of the German Volk

Question 8

what do historians regard nazi ideology as?

Answer 8

collection of ideas w/ popular appeal - grew out of Age of Enlightenment and German romanticism

Question 9

argument to support historians view of nazi ideology – what was the nationalism ?

Answer 9

outgrowth of fervour generated in years leading up to German 1871 unification –> repetition of demand for German reich
-pan German league

Question 10

what were pan german league

Answer 10

-wanted to unite all germans in one country – Richard Wagner example

Question 11

when was Nazi party rebounded after lands berg sentence + what did hitler write

Answer 11

1925 feb

-Völkischer Beobachter ‘A new beginning’

Question 12

2 main aims after reflection in prison for hitler

Answer 12

• establish absolute control in party

- armed coup no longer appropriate - adopt policy of legality

Question 13

quote from hitler 1924 in prison on policy legality

Answer 13

‘if outvoting them takes longer than shooting them at least result guaranteed by there own constitution’

Question 14

what were the two wings of the party

Answer 14

• internal friction due to
• nationalist + anti capitalist wings
• regional hostilities Bavaria power base + north germany

Question 15

who was Gregor Strasser/

Answer 15

hitler ‘right hand man’

• -> supported left wing socialist branch of party
• 1926 bomber defeated by hitler
• murdered in 1934 SA purge

Question 16

feb 1926

Answer 16

internal friction came to halt at bamberg - fuhrerprinzip + 25 POITN PLAN

Question 17

what was the vertical power structure

Answer 17

gaus controlled by Gauleiters with districts (kreis) and groups (ort)

Question 18

who built up the efficient party structure - reflected in

Answer 18

Gregor Strasser membership increased from 27,000 to 108,000 1925-28

Question 19

two most significant developments of nazi party before 1928

Answer 19

-structure + SS

Question 20

when was SS set up

Answer 20

1925 - went from hitler’s bodyguard to identity

Question 21

3 reasons why nazi party can be seen as political machine in 1928

Answer 21

• structure organised
• membership up for fold since 1925
• hitler leadership authoritative + secure

Question 22

unsuccessful in may 1928 election (argument against nazi supremacy in 1928)

Answer 22

• 2.6 % votes + 12 seats

- -> nazism taken root but no sign of flourishing

Question 23

where did nazi gain support in the 1928 elections

Answer 23

northern rural germany lower + middle classes e.g. Schleswig-Holstein

Question 24

how was trend of nazi support in lower classes reflected in 1929 regional state elections ?

Answer 24

Thuringia province nazi votes trebled due to discontent in falling agricultural prices - nazis could exploit economic hardship depression