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What were the 5 ways the Nazis tried to gain support before 1928?

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  1. A change of tactics
  2. The appeal of their ideas
  3. The role of propoganda
  4. The work of the SA
  5. Nazi organisations
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What made the Nazi party change their tactics?

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The failure of the Munich Putsch - force was not going to work

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What did the Nazis change their tactics to?

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Being elected

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Who liked Hitler’s ideas?

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Those who resented the Treaty of Versailles (which was a lot of people)

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What was more effective in gaining the Nazis support than their actual ideas?

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Hitler’s way of delivering these ideas

6
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Expand on how Hitler’s delivery of his ideas was his ‘strength’

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Hitler was a brilliant speaker and his speeches excited audiences

7
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Who was in charge of Nazi propaganda?

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Joseph Geobbels

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What was the role of propaganda before 1928?

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To persuade the German people that the Nazi party were serious contenders to run the country

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Name 3 propaganda methods Geobbels used

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  1. Posters
  2. Political meetings
  3. Newspapers
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What did propaganda do?

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Deliver the Nazi message and increase their support

11
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When was the SA set up?

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In 1921

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Why was the SA originally set up?

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To act as Hitler’s personal bodyguard and prevent Nazi meetings being interrupted by members of other parties

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What were the SA actually most likely to do?

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Disrupt the meetings of Nazi opponents

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What did the SA often use? (2)

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  1. Violence
  2. Intimidation
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What was the reaction of the German public to the SA? (2)

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  1. Some were put off by their violence
  2. Others praised the SA for their organisation
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Why were Nazi organisations set up?

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To increase support for the party among different groups in Germany

17
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Give 2 examples of Nazi organisations

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  1. The Hitler Youth
  2. The League of German Maidens