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47625004638675When did Hitler become the leader of the Nazi Party?Who were the storm troopers?What was their role?Why couldn’t Hitler completely trust them?What action did he take?00When did Hitler become the leader of the Nazi Party?Who were the storm troopers?What was their role?Why couldn’t Hitler completely trust them?What action did he take?47529751390650What suggestions did Hitler make as part of the 25 Point Programme?How did people respond to this vision for Germany?00What suggestions did Hitler make as part of the 25 Point Programme?How did people respond to this vision for Germany?4714875-800100What were the main beliefs of the German Workers’ Party?00What were the main beliefs of the German Workers’ Party?-800100-828675The Birth of the Nazi Party 1919-23At first, the German Workers’ Party (DAP) was only a small and little known group. In the autumn of 1919, when Hitler joined, it had about 40 regular members. At Hitler’s third meeting, the treasurer announced its entire funds – 7 marks and 50 pfennig. But Hitler shared the party’s main views. They railed against:The communists and socialists, whom they blamed for bringing down the Kaiser The Weimar politicians who had accepted the Treaty of VersaillesThe weakness of all democraciesThe Jews, whom they blamed for undermining the German economy.The 25-Point ProgrammeBy 1920, Hitler was working as Drexler’s right-hand man. In February 1920, the two men revealed the new 25 –Point Programme of the DAP. This included;Scrapping the Treaty of VersaillesExpanding Germany’s borders to give its people lebensraum – more land to live inDepriving the Jews of German citizenshipThe programme also made clear that the DAP were willing to use force to achieve all this.Hitler was an energetic, passionate speaker and his public speaking started to attract larger numbers to the meetings. Many people were dissatisfied with the Weimar Republic in the period up to 1923, and Hitler’s group attracted supporters from the army, the police and small businesses. Membership grew rapidly, to about 1100 in June 1920. Hitler’s role growsOn 7 August 1920, at Hitler’s suggestion, the DAP changed it’s name to the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. (NSDAP, or Nazi Party for short). The party then adopted the swastika as it’s emblem, and it’s members began to use the raised arm salute. Membership increased to 3000 during 1920. Increased membership boosted funds and the party were able to buy a newspaper – the Volkischer Beobachter – for 180, 000 marks, enabling it to spread its views even further.In mid 1921, Hitler pushed Drexler aside and became the party Fuhrer, or leader. He gathered around him loyal party leaders:Ernst Rohm, a scar faced bull-necked soldierHermann Goering, a wealthy hero of the German Air ForceRudolf Hess, a wealthy academic who became Hitler’s deputyJulius Streicher, founder of another Nazi paper, Der Sturmer.Hitler also cultivated powerful friends, such as General Ludendorff, leader of the German Army during the First World War.In 1921, Hitler created the Sturmabteilung (SA) or storm troopers. These were the party’s private army. They were recruited from demobilised soldiers (ones no longer serving) the unemployed and students. These ‘Brownshirts’ provided security at meetings and bodyguards for Nazi leaders; they also broke up meetings of opposition groups. Hitler put Rohm in charge of the SA. Many of the SA were thugs and difficult to control, so in 1923 Hitler selected trusted members of the SA and formed his own bodyguard, the Stosstrupp or Shock Troop.In 1923, Hitler was an unlikely future ruler of Germany. His control of the NSDAP was shaky. Futhermore, it was only one of many right-wing groups in Germany. It had no seats in the Reichstag and was mainly confined to Bavaria in southern Germany. But with his loyal lieutenants and SA thugs, Hitler had the nucleus of the party that would later take his to power.00The Birth of the Nazi Party 1919-23At first, the German Workers’ Party (DAP) was only a small and little known group. In the autumn of 1919, when Hitler joined, it had about 40 regular members. At Hitler’s third meeting, the treasurer announced its entire funds – 7 marks and 50 pfennig. But Hitler shared the party’s main views. They railed against:The communists and socialists, whom they blamed for bringing down the Kaiser The Weimar politicians who had accepted the Treaty of VersaillesThe weakness of all democraciesThe Jews, whom they blamed for undermining the German economy.The 25-Point ProgrammeBy 1920, Hitler was working as Drexler’s right-hand man. In February 1920, the two men revealed the new 25 –Point Programme of the DAP. This included;Scrapping the Treaty of VersaillesExpanding Germany’s borders to give its people lebensraum – more land to live inDepriving the Jews of German citizenshipThe programme also made clear that the DAP were willing to use force to achieve all this.Hitler was an energetic, passionate speaker and his public speaking started to attract larger numbers to the meetings. Many people were dissatisfied with the Weimar Republic in the period up to 1923, and Hitler’s group attracted supporters from the army, the police and small businesses. Membership grew rapidly, to about 1100 in June 1920. Hitler’s role growsOn 7 August 1920, at Hitler’s suggestion, the DAP changed it’s name to the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. (NSDAP, or Nazi Party for short). The party then adopted the swastika as it’s emblem, and it’s members began to use the raised arm salute. Membership increased to 3000 during 1920. Increased membership boosted funds and the party were able to buy a newspaper – the Volkischer Beobachter – for 180, 000 marks, enabling it to spread its views even further.In mid 1921, Hitler pushed Drexler aside and became the party Fuhrer, or leader. He gathered around him loyal party leaders:Ernst Rohm, a scar faced bull-necked soldierHermann Goering, a wealthy hero of the German Air ForceRudolf Hess, a wealthy academic who became Hitler’s deputyJulius Streicher, founder of another Nazi paper, Der Sturmer.Hitler also cultivated powerful friends, such as General Ludendorff, leader of the German Army during the First World War.In 1921, Hitler created the Sturmabteilung (SA) or storm troopers. These were the party’s private army. They were recruited from demobilised soldiers (ones no longer serving) the unemployed and students. These ‘Brownshirts’ provided security at meetings and bodyguards for Nazi leaders; they also broke up meetings of opposition groups. Hitler put Rohm in charge of the SA. Many of the SA were thugs and difficult to control, so in 1923 Hitler selected trusted members of the SA and formed his own bodyguard, the Stosstrupp or Shock Troop.In 1923, Hitler was an unlikely future ruler of Germany. His control of the NSDAP was shaky. Futhermore, it was only one of many right-wing groups in Germany. It had no seats in the Reichstag and was mainly confined to Bavaria in southern Germany. But with his loyal lieutenants and SA thugs, Hitler had the nucleus of the party that would later take his to power. ................
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