Activity 3.3: Changes in Nazi policies in the 1920s

On the next slide is a summary of Nazi policies in the early 1920s After you have read pages 44–45: Delete any policies which the Nazis now seem to have dropped If there are any policies which the Nazis seem to have stopped publicising, make them smaller For any policies which the Nazis have upgraded, make the box larger If you think any policies are missing, create a new text box and add them

[Insert image of SA with man on p35] [Insert image of tank from p34] Destroy Marxism Abolish the Treaty of Versailles Destroy the Weimar Republic Challenge terror or violence with your own terror or violence [Insert image of SA with man on p35] Rearm Germany [Insert image of tank from p34] What did the Nazis stand for in the 1920s? Remove Jews from all positions of leadership in Germany Conquer Lebensraum No non-Germans to be newspaper editors Nationalise important industries [Insert gate artwork from p34 here] Increase old -age pensions [Insert old people image from p35 here] Educate gifted children at the state’s expense [Insert children image p35 here] Strong central government

An historian’s view In the summer of 1929 Hitler was ‘no more than the leader of a small splinter party, scarcely known outside Bavaria and very likely doomed to remain forever on the fringe of political life’. What evidence is there to support or oppose this view?

Highlight the following points to show which are for the view, and which are against Membership rose to approximately 120,000 by 1929 Developed sense of policies which were popular Published Mein Kampf in 1925 and after trial it became a best-seller By 1928 Nazis decided appealing to working classes was not working Social Democrats had 153 Reichstag seats in 1928 and Communists had 48 Membership doubled between 1927 and 1928 Nazis ran many public meetings in the 1920s New members were coming from farmers and middle classes Repeated subjects which proved popular Reichstag – just twelve seats in 1928 Discovered anti-Jewish policies had most appeal for working classes