Hitler's rise to power, 1919-33

Hitler's rise to power, 1919-33

The 25-point Programme:

The Nazi programme, written by Hitler and Anton Drexler in 1920, included the following points:

• Increase pensions for the elderly
• Nationalise industries
• Get rid of the Treaty of Versailles
• Everybody should have a job
• Build up Germany's armed forces
• Only German races may be citizens of the nation
• Expand Germany across new territory to feed the people and to settle surplus population (known as Lebensraum)
• All citizens should have equal rights and duties
• Every hard-working German to have the chance of higher education
• State must protect mothers and infants, stop children working; make laws for compulsory sports

The Sturmabteilung (SA)

The SA were a paramilitary force, made up of unemployed ex-soldiers. They were formed in August 1921 by Hitler and put under the control of Ernst Rohm. They wore brown uniforms and were nicknamed 'Brownshirts'. They were used to disrupt opposition meetings and to control crowds and any opposition to Hitler - often violently.

The Munich Putsch, 1923

Long term reasons for the Munich Putsch:

• Dolchstoss
• Reparations
• Loss of Germany's colonies
• Resentment of Weimar government, particularly by the Barvarian government

Short term…