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Origins of the Nazi Party
Started as DAP
Hitler joined and within two years turned it into NSDAP
Hitlers Alterations to the DAP
Hitler appointed a friend from the army to be an administrator
Hitler suggested the DAP be renamed the NSDAP
Soon after the name change the party adopted the swastika
in december 1920 the party newspaper was launched
Changes in NSDAP leadership
Hitler called for a leadership election and won
He was supported by: Rudolf Hess, Herman Goering,Ernst Rohm and Julius streicher
He named himself the Fuhrer and answered to nobody
Formation/Role of SA
Paramilitary force formed by hitler in august 1921
often ex soliders or students
800 in 1922 and dressed in brownshirts
Overseen by Ernst Rohm
causes of munich Putsch
LT: Dolchstoss theory that govt betrayed army by surrendering
MT: Hitler and NSDAP heavily influenced by Facism
ST: Tension from hyperinflation and french incursion into Ruhr
Events of munich putsch
(8th November)
November 8th 1923
Hitler enters a beer hall and demands Von Kahr,Von Lossow and Von seisser join his side
Rohm uses the SA to take over the local police and army headquarters
Events of munich putsch
(9th November)
Hitler and supporters marched into town square and met army
Three bavarian ministers report hitler to govt
18 killed in clash between hitler and army
Consequences of munich putsch
Ludendorf Rohm and Streicher arrested at the scene
Goering fled abroad
Hitler captured after 2 days
Mein Kampf
Hitler believed
The german race was destined to rule the world
jewish conspiracy to undermine germany
Germany needed totalitatianism
traditional german values should be restored
NSDAP Reorganisation
Party secretary and treasurer appointed
Central hub based in Munich
Part structured like a mini state with departments and leaders for regions (35 Gaus and Gauleiters)
SA reorganisation
SA strengthened
although Hitler did not fully trust
SS formed in 1925
Bamberg Conference
Strasser (North) keen to emphasis socialist elements of 25pp
Southerners keen to emphasise nationalist and racist policies
Hitler insists policies which could be painted as communist would not be pursued
Wall Street Crash
Share value on NYSE falls
Peoples investments fall in value
Rush to sell shares drops value even lower
Banking crisis
Banks lost money when NYSE dropped
People lost savings as a result
Banks had to recall loans sent to foreign countries
German economic collapse
German banks had to recall money they loaned out to pay back American banks which led to companies laying off workers and increasing unemployment
Unemployment
unemployment increased from 1 million to 6 million from 1929 to 2933
because of the banking crisis people lost all their savings and had nothing to fall back on
taxes went up but wages went down
Growing support for KPD
in the election of 1932 the KPD gained 5% more of the Reichstag. this is because many people saw the communists as the only party who would defend their jobs
Growth in support of NSDAP
Many Germans were fed up of Weimar and Hitler promised to restore order and to scrap the treaty of Versailles
The uniformed SA made the NSDAP look organised and reliable
Why did People Support the NSDAP
Big business - Fear of KPD
Farmers - Fear of KPD taking land
Working Class - ‘the Nazis promised work and bread’
Middle Class - fear of KPD + idea of moral decline in weimar
Women - traditional Views
Political Developments in early 1932
April
Hindenburg 50% in presidential election Hitler 13% (second place)
May
Bruning resigns
Von Papen replaces him but isnt supported
Political Developments in late 1932 and eary 1933
July
Nazis gain majority in reichstag and demand VP be sacked
November
VP loses another election and is sacked
December
H makes Von Schleicher chancellor
January
H makes Hitler chancellor and VP Vice chancellor
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