Hitler's rise to power

Question 1

How many people were at the first NSDAP meeting hitler attended?

Answer 1

23

Question 2

DAP funding on Hitler’s third meeting

Answer 2

7 marks and 50 pfennings

Question 3

When did Hitler join the DAP?

Answer 3

19th September 1919

Question 4

When was the 25 Point Programme written?

Answer 4

Feb 1920

Question 5

What was the DAP strongly opposed to in the 25. pp?

Answer 5

Jews, democracy, Weimar politicians

Question 6

Hitler’s speechs

Answer 6

Mimicked opera singers, started off slow then became frenzied

Question 7

How many times was Hitler the star speaking in 46 party meetings?

Answer 7

31

Question 8

DAP membership by the end on 1920

Answer 8

3,000

Question 9

When was the DAP’s name changed

Answer 9

1920

Question 10

When did the Nazis adopt the swastika

Answer 10

1920

Question 11

What newspaper did the NSDAP buy?

Answer 11

Volkischer Beobachter

Question 12

What was the V.Beobachter’s circulation within a year?

Answer 12

17,000

Question 13

When did Hitler force a leadership contest with Anton Drexler

Answer 13

July 1921

Question 14

What did the DAP do in January 1920

Answer 14

Set up permanent office with a full time administrator

Question 15

Julius Streicher

Answer 15

Founded the Nazi newspaper Der Sturmer with circulation of 14,000 - headlines screamed abuse at Jews/comm

Question 16

By Aug 1922, how many SA?

Answer 16

800

Question 17

What did SA do?

Answer 17

Disrupt opposition meeting, control crowds, impression of power/organisation

Question 18

Short term causes of Munich Putsch

Answer 18

Hyperinflation, French occupation of the Ruhr, public embitterment

Question 19

Medium term causes of Munich Putsch

Answer 19

Mussolini’s 1922 ‘march on Rome’

Question 20

Long term causes of Munich Putsch

Answer 20

Versailles had caused grievances to pile up, Bavarian state gov shared similar views/turned blind eye to the violence

Question 21

Where was the Munich Putsch

Answer 21

Burgerbrau Keller beer hall

Question 22

How many SA burst into beer hall with Hitler

Answer 22

600

Question 23

What did Rohm and SA do during Munich Putsch

Answer 23

Took over local police and army headquarters

Question 24

What had happened by 9th Nov 1923

Answer 24

Triumvirate had withdrawn their support

Question 25

Who was killed in the Munich Putsch

Answer 25

14 of Hitler's support, four policemen

Question 26

Where did rebels go for refuge?

Answer 26

One group entered a school for girls and hit under the beds

Question 27

When was Hitler arrested

Answer 27

11th Nov - found hiding in a wardrobe in a friend's house

Question 28

Consequences Munich Putsch

Answer 28

NSDAP banned, Hitler + three others guilty of treason

Question 29

Impact of Hitler's trial

Answer 29

Used it to get national publicity for his views

Question 30

What did Hitler realise from the Munich Putsch

Answer 30

Needed a party with nationwide support and democracy, must 'hold our noses and enter the Reichstag'

Question 31

What did Hitler describe his imprisonment as?

Answer 31

Free education at the state's expense

Question 32

When was the ban on the NSDAP lifted?

Answer 32

Feb 1925

Question 33

How did Hitler boost his finances?

Answer 33

Recieved loans from big businessmen - Krupp, Bosch and Thyssen

Question 34

How many SA by 1930?

Answer 34

400,000

Question 35

One reason SS introduced in 1925?

Answer 35

Munich Putsch taught Hitler the importance of a totally loyal bodyguard

Question 36

In B.C which leaders stressed the socialist element?

Answer 36

Goebbels and Strasser - northern, urban, industrial areas

Question 37

In BC, which leaders stressed the nationalist element?

Answer 37

Hitler - southern, rural areas

Question 38

Impact of Bamberg Conferences location

Answer 38

Southern party leaders made up majority of conference

Question 39

How did Hitler make his views in B.C clear?

Answer 39

Spoke for 5 hours - made socialist wing seem like communist

Question 40

Who did Hitler win over in B.C?

Answer 40

Gobbels

Question 41

What did Strasser call Goebbels?

Answer 41

a 'scheming dwarf'

Question 42

Consequence of B.C

Answer 42

Socialist wing weakened, Hitler's control clear

Question 43

How did Hindenburg limit Nazi support

Answer 43

A war hero - boosted support for Weimar

Question 44

What % of the vote did Nazis get of Berlin and Ruhr industrial district in 1928?

Answer 44

1%

Question 45

How many seats did the Nazis win in May 1928?

Answer 45

Only 12

Question 46

How many shares sold on Black Thursday - 24th Oct

Answer 46

13 million

Question 47

How much had investors lost within a week

Answer 47

$4,000 million

Question 48

E.g of a bank that went bust in 1929

Answer 48

The German Civil Servant Bank

Question 49

Impact of worldwide economic crisis in 1929

Answer 49

Exports fell

Question 50

What % of uni graduates were unemployed in Jan 1933?

Answer 50

60%

Question 51

What % of the unemployed recieved no benefits in 1932?

Answer 51

27%

Question 52

What did Bruning propose

Answer 52

Higher taxes and a fixed time limit on unemployment benefits

Question 53

How many times did the Reichstag meet in 1932

Answer 53

13

Question 54

How many times was Article 48 used in 1932

Answer 54

66

Question 55

Growth in votes for KPD 1928-32

Answer 55

1 million

Question 56

How much lower were real wages in 1932 compared to 1928

Answer 56

15%

Question 57

Appeal of Nazi party

Answer 57

Hitler a strong leader who'd restore law and order, would scrap Treaty of Versailles

Question 58

Appeal of SA

Answer 58

Organised, disciplined, reliable. Strong enough to control unrest and stand up to foreign powers

Question 59

What did SA do during 1930 and 1932 elections

Answer 59

Tore down oppositions posters, intimidated candidates, broke into offices and disrupted their rallies

Question 60

Who allowed Goebbels to use his newspapers for anti-comm propaganda

Answer 60

Alfred Hugenberg

Question 61

Appeal of Nazis to middle class

Answer 61

Protection from communists, restore moral decline of 1920s

Question 62

Appeal of Nazis to farmers

Answer 62

Protection from comm who'd confiscate their land

Question 63

Appeal of Nazis to women

Answer 63

Claimed it was best for their country and family

Question 64

Outcomes of presidential elections 1932

Answer 64

March - 11m votes April - 13 mil votes

Question 65

When did Von Papen become chancellor

Answer 65

May 1932

Question 66

How many seats did the Nazi's win in the July 1932 elections

Answer 66

230

Question 67

Why was the presidential elections repeated

Answer 67

Noone got 50% - Hindenburg got 49.6%

Question 68

What had Bruning done to annoy Hitler

Answer 68

Ban the SS and SA

Question 69

How many killed in July 1932 election campaign?

Answer 69

100

Question 70

Why did von Schleicher's chancellorship have no support?

Answer 70

No political support, asked Hindenburg to suspend the constitution and make him head of a military dictatorship

Question 71

von Papen's belief about Hitler

Answer 71

As vice chancellor, had him 'in his pocket'