Rise of Hitler Flashcards
(27 cards)
When did Hitler become the leader of the Nazi party?
1922
When were the SA founded?
1921
When was Hitler imprisoned?
February 1924
When was the Kapp putsch?
March 1920
When was the Spartacist uprising?
January 1919
What was Barvaria’s political views normally centred around?
A right wing and conservative viewpoint
Who were the brownshirts?
The SA
When did Josef Goebbels join the party?
1922
Who was Ernst Rohm?
Was a leader of the SA along with being a officer
How many members did the party have in 1922?
3000 members
Where was the Nazi party based before it was in power?
Munich
Why did the Nazis create their own newspaper?
To use it as a propaganda tool
How did the Beer hall putsch start?
Hitler stormed a meeting of Bavarian officials in a beer hall
Who was the Bavarian prime minister?
Gustav Kahr
How many Nazis marched into Munich?
3000
How did the trial of the BHP benefit Hitler?
Gave him a national platform to speak on
Who were the main political target to appeal for of the Nazis in the 1920s?
The working class
What was one way the Weimar government became unpopular?
Had no idea how to deal with rising poverty and unemployment
Why did article 48 have to be activated in the early 1930s?
The SDP collapsed and they pulled out of the coalition
How did Hitler utilise the depression?
Weak Weimar government, high unemployment, fear of communism from public
Why was Hitler especially popular among an older audience?
He reminded of the Kaiser
5 ways the Nazis increased their popularity?
Organisation, Propaganda, Technology, Promise, Flexibility
What did Hindenburg think of Hitler?
Despised him
How did Hindenburg think he could use Hitler?
He could create a coalition right wing government that would have Von Papen as the chancellor
