Key Concepts (W1, W2) Propaganda Propaganda uses things like newspapers, posters, radio and film, to Nationalism A political outlook in which all policies are organised to make the (W1) put ideas into people’s minds and therefore shape public attitudes. (W2) nation stronger and more independent. Socialism A political outlook which stresses that a country’s land, industries DAP The German Worker’s Party, founded by Anton Drexler in February and wealth should all belong to the workers of that country. 1919. This later became the NSDAP. NSDAP National Socialist German Workers’ Party (or Nazi Party for short). Putsch A violent uprising intended to overthrow existing leaders. Subject: History The Munich An armed revolt in Munich intended to overthrow the Weimar SA Sturmabteilung, or Stormtroopers. They were a paramilitary force Year: 11 Putsh, 1923 Republic. It failed due to poor organisation and a lack of support used to help Hitler keep control of the party and intimidate their Term: 1a amongst the people of Bavaria. rivals. Mein Kampf A book dictated by Hitler in prison, it spelt out Hitler’s political SS The Schutzstaffel (Protection Squad) were initially set up as Hitler’s Topic: Hitler’s Rise to beliefs and became the guiding text for the Nazi Party after 1924. It personal bodyguard, run by Julius Schreck, Hitler’s chauffeur and Power, 1919-1933 demonstrated Hitler’s racist, nationalistic, totalitarian beliefs and bodyguard. However, soon after, Heinrich Himmler was given control support for traditional German values. and the SS expanded to 3,000 members by 1930. Key Assessment 4: The Bamberg A Nazi conference called by Hitler in order to stop the split in the The Wall The US stock exchange began to see a big fall in share prices. Worried Exam style questions on Conference, 1926 party between the socialists and the nationalists in the party. Hitler Street Crash, about losing money, people rushed to sell their shares before they fell won, partly due to Goebbels’ defection to his side against Strasser. October 1929 further. This panic led to banks going bust and people losing money. Hitler’s Rise to Power, The Political Deal The sequence of events which led to Adolf Hitler coming to power as Real wages A measure reflecting how much the wages can buy, not their 1919-1933 chancellor. This involved Hindenburg, von Papen and von Schleicher. monetary value. Unemployment The state of being unemployed and having no solid income. Gauleiter A regional leader of the Nazi Party. Lesson Sequence 1. Hitler’s early Key Individuals (W3, W4) Timeline of Hitler’s Rise to Power (W5, W6, W7) career. 2. The NSDAP. W3: Adolf Hitler – leader of the Nazi Party and later Führer of W5: February 1919: The DAP is founded. 3. The Munich Germany. 19 September 1919: Hitler joins the DAP. Putsch. Rudolf Hess – Hitler’s deputy leader who wrote much of Mein Kampf January 1920: Hitler becomes head of Nazi Party propaganda, changes the name of the 4. Mein Kampf. as Hitler dictated it. party to the NSDAP and adopts the swastika. 5. Reorganisation of Herman Goering – A WW1 air force hero, later a high-ranking Nazi Late 1920: The DAP membership grows to 3,000 people and buys a newspaper to spread the the Nazi Party. leader who held multiple positions of power in the government. voice of the NSDAP. 6. The Wall Street Julius Streicher – A publisher who founded ‘Der Stürmer’, a Nazi July 1921: Hitler forces a leadership contest and replaces Drexler. Crash. newspaper. August 1921: Hitler forms the SA. 7. Rise in extremism. Ernst Röhm – appointed leader of the SA by Hitler, killed in the Night January 1922: Nazi Party conference. Hitler was now in complete control of the party. 8. Support for the of Long Knives. W6: November 1923: Hitler launched the Munich Putsch. Nazis. Erich Ludendorff – a WW1 general who supported Hitler in the 1 April 1924: Hitler’s trial concludes, and he is sent to prison 9. 1932 and the Munich Putsch. 20 December 1924: Hitler is released from prison, after nine months of a five year sentence. Political Deal. Gustav von Kahr – regional leader in Bavaria, initially forced by Hitler 1925: Hitler consolidates his control over the SA, and creates the SS. 10. How did Hitler to support the Munich Putsch, but turned against him. 1926: Hitler calls the Bamberg Conference and consolidates his control over the NSDAP. come to power? W4: Joseph Goebbels – a northern Nazi Gauleiter, later head of 1929: By this point, the Nazi Party is well organised and has 100,000 members. 11. Recap Hitler’s Rise propaganda. October 1929: The Wall Street Crash to Power, 1919-1933. Gregor Strasser – a northern Gauleiter, opposed to Hitler. W7: 1930-32: Brüning’s Centre Party attempts to solve the economic crisis, but fails. Resigns Heinrich Himmler – leader of the SS. in May. Heinrich Brüning – head of the Centre Party, Chancellor from 1930. March-April 1932: Hindenburg stands for re-election. Hitler comes second. Core Text Hermann Muller – leader of the SPD following Ebert’s death. 30 May 1932: von Papen becomes Chancellor, replacing Brüning. Paul von Hindenburg – a WW1 general who was elected President July 1932: Nazis win the Reichstag election with 38%. Hitler demands chancellorship. Edexcel GCSE (9-1) after Ebert’s death in 1925. He was 84 and increasingly frail by 1932. November 1932: von Papen is sacked after failing to reduce Nazi support significantly. Weimar and Nazi Kurt von Schleicher – an ambitious general, chancellor in 1932. December 1932: von Schelicher becomes Chancellor, but has very little political support. Germany, 1918-1939 Franz von Papen – a member of the Centre Party and a friend of January 1933: von Papen and Hindenburg conspire to make Hitler Chancellor. Hindenburg’s, chancellor in 1932 and vice-chancellor from Jan 1933. .