Germany - Hitler's Rise to Power 1919-1933

What were the fve parts to Hitler’s takeover of the DAP?

-Party policy

-Hitler’s personal appeal

-Party organization

-Party leadership

-The SA

The 25 Point Programme

-A vision for a perfect Germany.

-Based around the ideas of both Nationalism and Socialism

25 Point Programme - Point 1

The unity of all German-speaking people into a greater Germany

25 Point Programme - Point 4

Only Germans can be citizens and no Jew can be a German

5 Point Programme - Point 9+24

All citizens have equal rights, freedom of religion

5 Point Programme - Point 14

Large companies must share their profits with the workers

Why was the 25 Point programme sucsessful?

It appealed to all areas of the political spectrum and therfore appealed to everyone

What was Hitler’s personal appeal?

-Well rehearsed speeches

-Gestures to draw audiences in (leaning forward and fixing his eyes on the audience)

-Had publicity photos and paintings done

The SA

The army belonging to the Nazi party

What did the SA do to help the nazi party?

-Disrupted SDP and Communist meetings

-Helped publicise the army

-Raised arm salute, brownshirt uniform, swastika usage

Psutch

An attempt to take power by force

Why did the Munich Psutch happen?

-Hitler hated the Weimar Republic

-Hitler hated the Treaty of Versailles

-Hitler believed all of Germany would support

-The WR was blamed for hyperinflation

How did the government try to reduce unemployment?

-Bruing reduced spending and raised taxes

-Increased sales income on beer and sugar

How did Hitler campaign to become the president of the Nazi party?

-Rode aeroplanes around Germany to make speeches

-No communist campaigns

-Became recognised as a political figure

Why was the role of Hitler important in increasing Nazi support?

-His charisma drew people in

-25 Point plan appealed to both sides of the political spectrum

Why were the nazis able to increase support between 1928-1932?

-People wanted people to blame for the wall street crash, blamed the WR

-Use of propaganda + Joseph Goebbels

How did big businesses help gain support for the Nazis?

-Nazis received money from big businesses which they used for advertisement

-They helped them gain publicity

Joseph Goebbels

German Nazi politician who was chief propagandist for the Nazi Party and one of Hitler’s closest advocates

How did Joseph Goebbels help increase support for the Nazis?

He masterminded propaganda to advertise the nazi party