Download The early years of the Weimar Republic

 Learning
Outcome: To identify key
aspects of the message of the Nazi Party
in the early 1920s.
 To explain how Hitler became leader of
the Nazi Party by 1921.
 To identify the main features of the early
Nazi Party, image, SA
At the end of the war in 1918 Hitler had
been badly gassed and was in hospital
when the war ended.
Hitler was extremely bitter about Germany’s
Defeat and blamed it on the Communists
And Jews who he felt had stabbed Germany
In the back.
Hitler returned to Munich after 1919 and was employed by
The army to check up on extremist groups.
He went to a meeting of the German workers party led by
Anton Drexler which only had 6 Members!!!!
Anton Drexler
Hitler joins the party after a week
And becomes committee member
Number 7.
Hitler joins because Drexler wanted
To appeal to working class Germans
but also because he was a STRONG
NATIONALIST OPPOSED TO THE
TREATY OF VERSAILLES.
Hitler also knew that he had a chance
Of becoming a leader of a small party
Rather than a big party.
 1. Why
was Hitler so bitter?
 2. Who did he blame?
 3. Which party did he join?
 4. Why?
February 1920: Head of Party
propaganda.
February 1920: 2,000 people attended
Meeting where Hitler announced the
Parties new name: The National Socialist
German Workers Party (NSDAP-Nazi).
Hitler announced the 25 point
programme.
Hitler shows a great ability for public
speaking and attracts many new
followers.
Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi party after
Challenging Drexler for the leadership.
Make key notes on why some Germans
were attracted to the Nazi party in the early
1920’s.
Hitler was the main reason for increasing
membership of and support for the Nazi party in
the years 1920-22’.
Working in pairs answer the following:
(a) What evidence is there to support this view?
(b) What other features of the Nazi party would
attract increasing membership and support?
(c) What other developments in Weimar Germany,
would favour the Nazi party?
(d) What is your final conclusion about this view?
‘The Weimar republic was doomed to fail
from the very start.”
Give 3 reasons for your answer.
Learning Outcome: To complete an
8 mark exam question on why the
Nazi party was so unsuccessful by
1928?
Strengths of the Nazi party
Why did it fail in the 1928
elections?
Two efficient administrators ran the Nazi party:
Philip Bouhler as secretary.
Many Germans respected Stressemann who seemed to be
regaining Germany’s status in the world so did not feel need
to vote for Hitler.
Goebbels was used to improved propaganda
e.g. Hitlers speeches were reported in 120
Newspapers.
Hitler befriended businessman who gave the Nazi party
Considerable amounts of money.
Many Germans respected President Hindenburg, the ex-head
Of the army whose popularity gave support to the Weimar
republic.
Since 1923 Inflation had
eased, employment
had increased and the public
Did not feel a need to vote NAZI.
Hitler had 400,000 SA members
By 1930 who were often used
To intimidate opponents.
Hitler organised Gauleiters to
Run the party in different regions.
Germans voted for moderate
Parties so Nazi’s only gained 12 seats
Why did the Weimar republic recover after
the Hyperinflation crises of 1923?
What did Stressemann
and the Weimar republic
do?
What do we know?
Rentenmark: 1923
The new currency after Hyperinflation was strong and
people trusted it.
The Dawes Plan: 1924
American banks borrowed Germany 800 million marks to
get the economy going but Germany had to pay
reparations.
The Locarno pact: 1925
Germany was treated with respect by other countries
when agreeing borders with France and foreign troops
left Rhineland.
The league of Nations:
1926
Germany was accepted as a members after being
ignored for years.
Kellogg Briand Pact, 1928
Germany recognised by international community as
respected by other countries for not using war.
The Young Plan: 1929
Cut reparations from £6.6 billion to 2 billion but had to
continue paying until 1988.
Why would it make
the Weimar
republic popular?
List reasons.
Point: The Nazi party was unsuccessful in elections because….
Evidence…… give detail to support your answer.
Explanation…. “This made the Nazi’s unpopular because….
Link to another reason… Furthermore another reason linked to the
Nazi’s not gaining popularity because of… was….