Hitler's rise to power Flashcards
when did Hitler join the DAP
September 1919
when did hitler become second in command in the DAP
1920
what new name did Hitler suggest for the party
Nationalist Socialist German Worker’s Party - Nazi party for short
when did Hitler become the leader of the Nazi party
July 1921
who were selected as Hitler’s party supporters
Hess
Goering
Streicher
Rohm
what were the most important pledges of the programme of the nazi party
- abolition of the treaty of versailles
- union of germnay and austria
- only ‘true’ germans to be allowed in germany - jews were to be excluded
- a strong central government in Germany
what were the SA
a parlimentary force, made up of unemployed ex-soldiers
who commanded the SA
Ernst Rohm
what were the SA used to do
used to disrupt opposition meetings and control crowds and any opposition to hitler - often violently
how many members did the Nazis have by 1923
50,000
what were some of the reasons Hitler attempted Munich Putsch
-topple the Weimar government
- gain support and raise the profile of the nazi party
