Rise Of Hitler And The Nazis Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is a putsch
A violent attempt to overthrow a government
In what year was the putsch held?
November 8 1923
How many nazis were killed
14
What were the successes of it
Lots of publicity
Gained allies eg Ludendorff
Seen as a national hero- wins votes from nationalists
The failures
14 nazis died- weak leader
Some leading nazis didn’t follow through on orders during putsch
Hitler was imprisoned for months
Who were the 4 main people
Goebbles
Himmler
Rohm
Goering
Who was goebbles
Born 1897
Born into working class
Experienced bad health from a young age
Graduated top of his class
Didn’t fight ww1
Started the book burning - burned Un German books
Who was goering
Born rich
Interested in military since young age
Later put in charge of the SA
Fought in airforce ww1- killed 22 enemies
Who was himmler
Born into a middle class family
Chief of the SS
Set up first concentration camp
Recorded a diary every time he cut his hair
Who was rohm
The co-founder of the SA
Founding member of the party
Openly homosexual
Born 28 November 1887
Born into working class
