Hitlers Rise to Power 1919-33

Topic 2

The Early Nazi Party: DAP (2)

German Workers’ Party

Led by Anton Drexler

The Early Nazi Party: Key Events (4)

1919 → The army orders Hitler to spy on the DAP

1920 → Hitler becomes second in command

1920 → DAP changes its name to the Nazi Party

1921 → Hitler becomes leader

The Early Nazi Party: The SA (4)

Stormtroopers → Nazi private army

Made up of ex-soldiers, led by Ernst Rohm

Nicknamed the ‘brownshirts’

Disrupted opposition meetings using violence

The 25-Point Programme: The programme (1)

A list of Nazi policies that tried to appeal to all Germans

The 25-Point Programme: Socialist (2)

Increase pensions for the elderly

Nationalise public industries like electricity and water

The 25-Point Programme: Nationalist (4)

Get rid of the Treaty of Versailles

Rebuild the German army

Only Germans races could be citizens → No Jews

Lebensraum → Make Germany bigger

The Munich Putsch: Causes (3)

Long term → Germans angry with the  Treaty of Versailles

Medium term → Mussolini, a fascist, took power in Italy

Short term → Hyperinflation crisis and chaos in the Ruhr

The Munich Putsch: Key Events (4)

November 1923

Hitler and 600 SA stormed into a meeting in Munich 

Gen. Ludendorff, who was helping Hitler, let the leaders go

State police stopped the putsch and arrested Hitler

The Munich Putsch: Impact (3)

Hitler used the trial to spread his views

Sentenced to 5 years in prison → served only 9 months

While in prison, wrote Mein Kampf → became a bestseller

The Lean Years (2)

1924 - 1929

Time when the Nazis won very few seats in elections as the Weimar Republic was enjoying its ‘golden years’

The Bamberg Conference (4)

A big party meeting to decide its future

The Nazis reaffirmed the 25-Point Programme

Nazi politicians spread to all areas of Germany

Fuhrerprinzip - Hitler given total power

The Lean Years: Impact (2)

Party membership increased → 27,000 (1925) to 130,000 (1929)

BUT seats in the Reichstag decreased→ 32 (1924) to 12 (1928)

The Wall Street Crash (4)

October 1929

US stock exchange crashes → banks lose millions

US banks demand back money lent to Germany

Depression → 1 in 3 Germans out of work by 1933

The Wall Street Crash: How it helped Hitler (3)

Weimar Govt can’t stop crisis → Germans lose faith

Support for extremist parties (including Nazis) goes up

The middle classes fear communism → support Nazis

The Wall Street Crash: Impact (3)

Before the crash → Nazis win only 12 seats in 1928

After the crash → Nazis win 230 seats in July 1932

Nazis become the biggest party in the Reichstag

How Hitler became Chancellor: April 1932 (1)

Hindenburg beats Hitler in the presidential election, but wins Hitler wins 37% of the vote

How Hitler became Chancellor: May 1932 (2)

Chancellor Bruning fails to deal with the depression

He is replaced with Von Papen

How Hitler became Chancellor: July 1932 (2)

Nazis become largest party with 230 seats

Hitler demands to be Chancellor but Hindenburg refuses

How Hitler became Chancellor: Dec 1932 (2)

Government continues to fail to deal with depression

Von Papen is replaced with Von Schleicher

How Hitler became Chancellor: Jan 1933 (2)

A secret deal is made between Hidenburg and Von Papen

Hindenburg makes Hitler Chancellor after Von Papen persuades him they can control Hitler