The DAP

What was the German Workers' Party?

The German Workers' Party, or DAP, was a right-wing party that Hitler eventually took over and changed into the Nazi Party.

Who set up the German Workers' Party?

The German Workers' Party was set up by Anton Drexler.

When was the German Workers' Party set up?

The German Workers' Party was set up in January 1919.

What did the German Workers' Party believe in?

The German Workers' Party had several policies. The 6 main policies included:

• ❖ Policies appealing to workers.
• ❖ Opposition to the Weimar government which it blamed for signing the Treaty of Versailles.
• ❖ Nationalistic ideas.
• ❖ Hatred of the Treaty of Versailles.
• ❖ Hatred of democracy which it thought created weak government.
• ❖ Anti-Semitism.

When did Hitler join the German Workers' Party?

Hitler joined the German Workers' Party after attending a meeting as a spy for the German Army on 19th September, 1919.

How did Hitler take over the German Workers' Party?

Hitler took over the party slowly. By 1921 he had replaced Anton Drexler as the head of the German Workers' Party.

How did Hitler change the German Workers' Party?

Hitler took over and changed the German Workers' Party in 5 main ways:

• ❖ In February 1920, Drexler and Hitler wrote the Twenty-Five Point Programme which stated the party's policies.
• ❖ He increased the membership using his personal appeal and skill as a public speaker.
• ❖ In 1920, the name of the party was changed to the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) and introduced the swastika and the Nazi salute.
• ❖ He officially took over from Drexler as the leader in July 1921, and gave jobs to his supporters such as Rudolf Hess, whom he made his deputy, and Ernst Röhm.
• ❖ He created the Sturmabteilung, or SA, in August 1921, who were nicknamed the 'Brownshirts'. They were the NSDAP's private army.

What did the Twenty-Five Point Programme of the German Workers' Party include?

5 of the main policies included in the Twenty-Five Point Programme were:

• ❖ They were against the Treaty of Versailles and called for its abolition.
• ❖ They had anti-Semitic beliefs, such as no Jew could be a German citizen and only citizens were entitled to a job and a decent standard of living.
• ❖ They believed that nationalism would unite all of the German-speaking people, land and colonies to feed the German population.
• ❖ The party was against the Weimar Republic because it was a democracy. The party wanted a strong central government with unrestricted authority and believed democracy weakened Germany.
• ❖ They wanted Austria and Germany to unite under Anschluss, which was forbidden under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

How many members did the German Workers' Party have?

Twenty-three people attended a DAP meeting on 12th September, 1919. By the end of 1920, membership had increased to 3,000 people.