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1
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When was the German Workers’ Party (DAP) formed?

A

January 1919

2
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Who was the first leader of the German Workers’ Party (DAP)?

A

Anton Drexler

3
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When did Hitler join the German Workers’ Party (DAP)?

A

1919

4
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What did Drexler put Hitler in charge of when he joined the DAP?

A

Propaganda and political ideas

5
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What did the German Workers’ Party (DAP) announce in 1920?

A
  • Its 25 Point Programme

- It was becoming the NSDAP (The National Socialist German Workers’ Party)

6
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When did Hitler takeover as leader of the German Workers’ Party (DAP)?

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1921 - just two years after joining

7
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What was one of Hitler’s main attractions?

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His power as a speaker

8
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What did the Twenty Five Point Programme say about the Treaty of Versailles?

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That it should be abolished

9
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What did the Twenty Five Point Programme say about Germany and Austria

A

That they should be united (an Anscshluss). This was in contravention of the Treaty of Versailles

10
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What did the Twenty Five Point Programme say about who should live in Germany?

A

Only ‘true’ Germans - Jews in particular should be excluded

11
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What did the Twenty Five Point Programme say about large industries and businesses?

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They should be nationalised (taken over by the government)

12
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Give four points of the Twenty Five Point Programme

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  • abolish the ToV
  • union with Austria (Anschluss)
  • only ‘true’ Germans should live in Germany
  • large industries should be nationalised
13
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What is a scapegoat?

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Someone who is blamed for the mistakes of others

14
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Which groups were used as scapegoats by Hitler for Germany’s problems?

A
  • the Allies
  • the Treaty of Versailles
  • the November Criminals
  • the Communists
  • the Jews
15
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What did Hitler’s opponents try and do to his meetings?

A

Disrupt them - because he was so popular

16
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What did Hitler establish to try and prevent his meetings being disrupted?

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The SA - the brownshirts (essentially thugs)

17
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When was the SA established?

A

1921

18
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By 1923, how significant were the Nazi Party?

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Hitler had given them a high profile - particularly in Bavaria - but they were still very much a minority party

19
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When did the DAP become the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers’ Party)?

A

April 1920