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The Origins of the Nazi Party

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Hitler and the 25-Point Programme

Born in 1889, Adolf Hitler grew up in Austria. He moved to Munich in Germany when he was 24 years old. Hitler fought for Germany during the First World War. He was shocked by the nation’s defeat and wanted to do something about it.

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Hitler enters politics

  • Hitler was angered by the Treaty of Versailles and being ‘stabbed in the back’ by the November criminals.
  • In response, Hitler joined the German Worker’s Party (DAP) in September 1919.
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The Nazi Party

  • By 1920, Hitler had entered the party’s leadership and refashioned the German Worker’s Party into the National Socialist German Worker’s Party (NSDAP), shortened to the Nazi Party.
    • Through this new name, Hitler tried to appeal to as many people as possible.
  • By July 1921, Hitler became the leader of the Nazi Party.
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The 25-point programme

  • Hitler and the founder of the Nazi party, Anton Drexler, wrote the 25-point programme in 1920.
  • The programme had three main aims:
    • to overturn the Treaty of Versailles.
    • to stop democracy as a political system.
    • to rid Germany of the Jews who harmed the economy.
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Nationalist elements of the programme

  • Some parts of the programme were nationalist (for political independence).
  • The nationalist points included:
    • Nullifying the Treaty of Versailles.
    • Lebensraum (to expand German territory to house the population).
    • Building up the strength of the German military.
    • Only allowing Aryans (the Germanic race) to be German citizens.
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Socialist elements of the programme

  • Other parts were more socialist (for everyone in society sharing the profits from industry).
  • The socialist points included:
    • Nationalising industries.
    • Giving every man employment.
    • Giving all citizens equal rights.
    • Giving support for mothers and children.

The SA

The SA was a group of ex-soldiers who asserted Nazi power.

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Composition of the SA

  • The Sturmabteilung (Storm Detachment), known as the SA, was largely made up of former German soldiers who hated the Weimar Republic.
  • They asserted Nazi power through fighting and intimidating political opponents, mostly the Communists.
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The Nazi Party and the SA

  • The Nazi Party got stronger through the violence of the SA.
  • Ernst Röhm led this group.
  • They were nicknamed the ‘Brownshirts’ because of their brown uniforms.
  • Between 1930 and 1934, the SA grew from 400,000 to 3 million.

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1Dictatorship

1.1Hitler & The Nazi Party in 1933

1.1.1The Origins of the Nazi Party

1.1.2Hitler & The Growth of the Party

1.1.3The 1932 Election

1.2Establishing Dictatorship, 1933-1934

1.2.1Establishing Dictatorship

1.2.2Achieving Total Power, July 1933 - August 1934

1.2.3End of Topic Test - Dictatorship

1.2.4Grade 9 - Dictatorship

2Control & Opposition

2.1The Machinery of Terror

2.1.1Police State & Legal System

2.1.2The Gestapo & SS

2.1.3Concentration Camps

2.1.4End of Topic Test - Control & Opposition

2.2Nazi Propaganda

2.2.1The Effectiveness of Nazi Propaganda

2.3Opposition to Nazi Rule

2.3.1The Left

2.3.2Church Leaders

2.3.3Youth Groups

2.3.4Support for Nazi Rule

2.3.5End of Topic Test - Propaganda & Opposition

2.3.6Grade 9 - Propaganda & Opposition

3Changing Lives, 1933-1939

3.1Work & Home

3.1.1Work

3.1.2Home

3.2The Lives of Young People

3.2.1Education

3.2.2Youth Movements

3.3Nazi Racial Policy

3.3.1Racial Policy

3.3.2Persecution of the Jews

3.3.3End of Topic Test 0 Changing Lives

3.3.4Grade 9 - Changing Lives

4Germany in War

4.1The Impact of War

4.1.1Impact of the War Economy on the People

4.1.2Impact of Total War on the People

4.2Growing Opposition from the German People

4.2.1Opposition from the People

4.2.2Opposition from the Army

4.2.3End of Topic Test - Germany in War

4.2.4Grade 9 - Germany in War

5Occupation

5.1Nazi Rule in Eastern and Western Europe

5.1.1The Start of World War 2

5.1.2Western Europe

5.1.3Eastern Europe

5.1.4End of Topic Test - Occupation

5.2The Final Solution

5.2.1Ghettos & Executions

5.2.2Death Camps

5.2.3End of Topic Test - The Final Solution

5.3Responses to Nazi Rule

5.3.1Collaboration

5.3.2Accommodation

5.3.3Resistance

5.3.4End of Topic Test - Responses to Nazi Rule

5.3.5Grade 9 - Occupation

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Hitler & The Growth of the Party