Complete notes on the History of the Nazi Party from the AQA Alevel History, Democracy & Nazism course from an A* student!!!
This includes information on;
- its early years (1920-23)
- their lean years (1924-28)
- the growth of the NSDAP (1928-33)
As part of my ALevel studies, I compiled do...
Success is demonstrated in the rural areas
(where farmers are) - in one district in NW
Germany they secured 68% of the vote
Promised farmers higher prices (farmers
would get more money) and protections
against imports for farmers Again, 2 groups which were not
treated the best during WR
Before 1929, main support came from lower MC, but
now main gains came from the general MC and farmers. Did well with women
These 2 groups were the ones who suffered the most & young people
during the Weimar years
MC had suffered from Wall St Crash Electorate results:1930 - got 18% of
causes 1932 - became largest
hyperinflation due to depression votes making it the second largest
party with 37% of vote
party in the Reichstag!!
Way that Growth of the nazi
Rebranding of the party takes place
Hitler kept party 1928-33
control of in these years though, ready for it to
His speeches the party be seen as a strong alternative for
impressed local people in the later 1920s
audiences and helped He was persuasive, used
gestures, lean in & fix his
to increase party
eyes onto audience SA
History of the Nazi Party Rather than it being the '
membership to 3300 golden years' for them, it
was lean because there
was political stability in G
Hitler's personal appeal
Early years of the
NSDAP - its policy in The 'lean years' for Hitler was in prison until Dec 1924, but after this it was when he
1920-23 the party 1924-28 realised he needed to re-establish his control over the party
His speeches started off slow and SIGNIFICANT FACTOR = HE
quiet, building up tension towards 25 Point ONLY GOT 2% OF THE VOTE IN
a passionate rant Programme Party organisation The Bamburg How strong was the
Party SS BAD THE 1928 ELECTIONS
How did the party Conference party by 1929..
leadership 1926
reorganise itself
Created by Hitler during these years? Membership increased by
in Feb 1920 & Drexler was the leader but Bought a Nazi Party GOOD
around 80,000 from 1925-28
was the party in July 1921, H forced a newspaper in Headquarters
manifesto leadership contest in the 1921, The Party
Mein Kampf Making the total
party which he beat D in People's Structure Strategy and Managed to absorb many
observer - the Strengths - more other smaller RW parties 107,000
Leadership
voice of the structured/organised
This manifesto (along with Mein Kampf) provided He surrounded NSDAP was now Set out H's and
the basic framework of Nazi ideology in the 1920s. the party's H's leadership was
himself with carefully widely heard in H reflected on the failure of the KP & MP -
Racism, anti-Semitism, anti-democracy, beliefs authoritative and secure
selected people for Munich and realised he needed a new policy
nationalism all featured in party ideology. Aspect their skills and image across other
of socialism (anti-capitalism) which Hitler accepts parts of G Examples of what it included: German
but never truly supports them. This socialism Weaknesses - factions
race was to rule the world, Jews grew within the party - split
aspect causes some factions within the party weakened the Aryan race, nationalism
NSDAP the 25PP with some
which continues even through to 1930s. Jan 1920, permanent (reversing tov), traditional German values,
adopted a wanting more socialist &
logo - the office set up in Munich. totalitarianism (throwing off democracy) others more nationalist
swastika - Meetings were now
easy to more organised &
Strengths - sets out a clear way of where the
distinguish better advertised
party was going, gives it purpose
from other
smaller
parties Weaknesses - traditional G values are quite extreme
- could push people away whilst everyone is enjoying
a period of social liberation
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