HISTORY IGCSE CONTENT - 20TH CENTURY OPTION - DEPTH STUDY GERMANY: HITLER DOMINATING GERMANY BY 1934 - NAZI PARTY IDEOLOGY

1. DEPTH STUDY
NAZI GERMANY
HITLER DOMINATING
GERMANY BY 1934
NAZI PARTY IN 1920’s
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BEGINNINGS
• The German Workers Party was the forerunner of the
Nazi Party.
• It was first founded in 1919 as a strongly nationalist and
anti-Semitic.
• These characteristics were the main features during the
1920’s.
• The early objectives of the Nazi Party were announced
in February 1920.

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THE 25-POINT NAZI PROGRAMME
• The union of all Germans
• The destruction of the Versailles and St.
Germain treaties
• Lebensraum, additional territory
• German citizenship to German blood
• No more immigration
• All citizens with equal rights and
obligations
• Nationalisation of public industries
• Profit-sharing in heavy industries
• Improved welfare for elderly
• Special education treatment for gifted
students
• Encouragement of sport activities for the

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GLOSSARY
• Nationalisation – involves the state
taking over a privately-run firm or
industry so that the profits can be
directed into the national treasury.
Specific to communism too.
• Profit-sharing – normally the profits
of a firm or company go to the
owners or shareholders. With
profit-sharing, any surplus is often
divided among the entire

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THE MUNICH PUTSCH, NOVEMBER
1923
• The Nazis hoped to win power through
a violent overthrow of the Weimar
Republic.
• Mussolini had come to power in Italy in
1922 through a demonstration of force.
• Hitler planned the Munich (Beer Hall)
Putsch while the hyperinflation was still
raging.

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THE MUNICH PUTSCH, NOVEMBER
1923 cont.
• The Munich Putsch was a humiliating defeat for the Nazis
and Hitler was trialled and imprisoned.
• The party was banned.
• The event gave Hitler publicity and national coverage in
the newspapers.
• The failure of the putsch convinced Hitler that his tactics
had been wrong.
• He decided to achieve power by constitutional means,
through democratic elections.
• That means to develop and expand the organisation of
the Nazi Party, contesting seats at general elections and

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MEIN KAMPF
• Sentenced to 5 years imprisonment,
Hitler served only 9 months in
Landsberg Castle.
• He made use of his time by writing
Mein Kampf (My Struggle), which is a
mixture of autobiography and political
beliefs.
• It emphasised the superiority of the
German (Aryan) race, the dangers of
communism, and Germany’s destiny as
the dominant state in Europe.

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NAZI TACTICS 1924-1929
• Nazi policies changed few times during the Weimar
Republic.
• Two keystones principles of nationalism and anti-Semitism
remained but the other principles were somehow changed
to achieve popularity.
• Propaganda was intensified through posters, pamphlets,
slogans, promoting important issues for their audience.
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NAZI TACTICS 1924-1929 cont.
• It was a case of finding potential supporters and device
suitable policies for them.
• Hitler’s principal concern was to achieve power, no
matter the price and promise.
• Emphasis was placed on expanding party membership,
which increased from 3000 to over 100,000.
• Hitler also wanted to improve the professionalism of the
apparatus (the party machinery).

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NAZI TACTICS 1924-1929 cont.
• Party activists were trained in
public speaking.
• Propaganda methods were
refined and improved.
• By 1929, the Nazi Party was well
prepared to take advantage of
any change in circumstances that
might favour their cause.
• The Wall Street Crash and the
world depression provided the
perfect opportunity.