The NSDAP

In October 1918, Hitler was partially blinded in a mustard gas attack near Ypres in Belgium. He was sent to a military hospital. News of the November 11, 1918, armistice reached him as he was convalescing

It was in his capacity as a confidential informant that Hitler attended a beer hall meeting of the German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei-DAP) on September 12, 1919.

The programme of the NSDAP was known as the 20 Point Programme.

Which of the following describes the Nazis beliefs?

Which of the following describes Hitler’s involvement in the party in its early stages?

In the 1920s, the Nazis tried to be all things to all people. The 25-Point Programme had policies that were: [blank_start]Socialist[blank_end] - eg farmers should be given their land; pensions should improve; and public industries such as electricity and water should be owned by the state. [blank_start]Nationalist[blank_end] - all German-speaking people should be united in one country; the Treaty of Versailles should be abolished; and there should be special laws for foreigners. [blank_start]Racist[blank_end] - Jews should not be German citizens and immigration should be stopped. [blank_start]Fascist[blank_end] - a strong central government and control of the newspapers.

Which of the following would be considered as 'nationalist' aims of the NSDAP?

The role and impact of the SA In 1921 Hitler assembled a large group of [blank_start]unemployed[blank_end] young men and former soldiers, known as the Storm Troopers ([blank_start]Sturmabteilung[blank_end]) or SA, as the Nazi Party’s private army: They gained the nickname ‘[blank_start]Brownshirts[blank_end]’, after their brown shirted uniforms. Their role was to protect party meetings, march in Nazi rallies and [blank_start]intimidate[blank_end] political opponents by breaking up their meetings. Many of the SA men were former [blank_start]soldiers[blank_end]. Some were upset with the way they had been treated after World War One and saw the government as the ‘[blank_start]November[blank_end] Criminals’. After the failure of the Munich [blank_start]Putsch[blank_end], the SA was [blank_start]reorganised[blank_end]. It began to be used to intimidate voters into voting for the Nazi Party. By 1932 the SA had [blank_start]400,000[blank_end] members. This number swelled to an estimated two million by the time Hitler came to power in 1933, largely due to unemployed men joining up during the Great [blank_start]Depression[blank_end].

The Munich Putsch In November [blank_start]1923[blank_end], Hitler tried to take advantage of the [blank_start]hyperinflation[blank_end] crisis facing the Weimar government by trying to launch a revolution in [blank_start]Munich[blank_end] – known as the Munich Putsch. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to take power, but poor planning and misjudgement resulted in failure and the subsequent imprisonment of Adolf Hitler.

In November [blank_start]1923[blank_end], Hitler tried to take advantage of the [blank_start]hyperinflation[blank_end] crisis facing the Weimar government by trying to launch a revolution in [blank_start]Munich[blank_end]. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to take power, but poor planning and misjudgement resulted in failure and the subsequent [blank_start]imprisonment[blank_end] of Adolf Hitler.

The Context of the Munich Putsch By 1923, the Nazi party had [blank_start]55,000[blank_end] members and was stronger than ever before. The Weimar Republic was in crisis due to [blank_start]hyperinflation[blank_end]. In September 1923, the Weimar government had called off the general strike, and German [blank_start]nationalists[blank_end] were furious with the government. Hitler thought he would be helped by important nationalist politicians in [blank_start]Bavaria[blank_end]. Hitler had a huge army of [blank_start]SA[blank_end] members, but he knew he would lose control of them if he did not give them something to do. Hitler hoped to copy Mussolini - the Italian [blank_start]fascist[blank_end] leader - who had come to power in Italy in 1922 by marching on Rome.

Which of the following are 'true' of the Munich Putsch?

What was the main consequence of the Putsch for Hitler?

After the failed putsch, Hitler realised that he would never come to power by revolution and that he would have use democratic means, so he reorganised the party to enable it to take part in elections.