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What happened in 1919 to support this? |
The German Workers' Party, led by Anton Drexler, was formed in 1919. Hitler joined and soon became leader. |
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What happened in 1920 to support this? |
In 1920, the party renamed itself the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazis), and announced its Twenty-Five Point Programme. This included scrapping the Treaty of Versailles, expulsion of all immigrants and conquest of land. |
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What happened in 1923 to support this? |
After the failure of the Munich Putsch in 1923, Hitler was sent to Landsberg jail. There he wrote Mein Kampf (My Struggle), a book which set out his plans for the triumph of the Aryan race by armed force, over all races, especially the Jews. |
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What happened from 1923-1928 to support this?
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After the failure of the Munich Putsch, Hitler decided that he would have to get power by being elected, rather than by rebellion. However, he was banned from speaking until 1928. The prosperity of the Stresemann years, also, meant that the Nazi's message became less appealing and the party lost support. |
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What happened from 1924-1929 to support this? |
Between 1924 and 1929 Hitler reduced the number of Storm Troopers (SA) and set up the SS, a personal bodyguard fanatically loyal to himself. He set up the Hitler Youth, which attracted young people to the party. He put Josef Goebbels in charge of propaganda. |
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Which two reasons support the point that the Nazis' ideas were too extreme? |
1. The SA (Brownshirts) were very violent. They were seen by many people as little more than hired thugs. 2. People were put off by the Nazis anti-Semitic ideas and their aim of invading other countries. |
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Which two reasons support the point that 1924-1929 was a time of peace and prosperity? |
1. Stresemann had built better relationships with other countries and political violence inside Germany had decreased. 2. Stresemann had managed to solve many of the economic problems of the early 1920s. Loans from foreign countries had helped to rebuild the German economy. As a result, most people felt better off. |
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Which two reasons support the point that the Nazis lacked the support of the working class? |
1. Most workers voted for the Social Democratic Party. 2. Workers who wanted to see change tended to vote for the Communist Party rather than the Nazis. |
