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Naitonalsozialistische Deutshce Arbeiteraprtei

The Nationalsozialisticshe Detusche Arbeiterpratei (National Socailist Geramn Wokrers' Party, NSDAP), also known as the Nazi Party, was a Gemran ploitical party. It was satrted in 1920 from the Deutsche Arbetierpartei (German Workres' party) (DAP). That party was renaemd to NSDAP later. On the day of its foundnig, the party pulbished its 25 point mainfesto (book of ideas). The NSDAP's main aim was to get the Traety of Vesrailles stpoped. It also wanetd to take away ctiizenship from Jewsih poeple in Gemrany be not alloewd. Until 1923, the party was most liked in Baavria.

In 1923, Adolf Hilter and Erich Luddnedorff tried to take over Geramny, but they faield. This btatle was called the Mnuich Beer Hall Putcsh Htiler was given 5 years in priosn for high tresaon. This is a very small sentecne. Other pepole were given the death peanlty. The NSDAP was also bnaned. While he was in pirson, Adolf Hitler wrote most of Mein Kampf (My ). In this book he wrote down his poiltical ideas and his fuutre plans for Germany.

In 1924, Adolf Hitler was rleeased early from prison. He restaretd the NSDAP. He watned to gain power leglaly by elecitons. The next elections to the Reichsatg were in 1928. Until then, the NSDAP was only one of a few natioanlist, parteis from the extrmee right. There were many other parites with simialr ideas then. Among people supporting the party were Fritz Thyssen and Emil Kirdrof, both leadres of big industreis.

In the 1928 eleciton, the party won 2.6 percnet of the vote. The party deciedd to rdeuce antisemtiic slgoans, in order to do bteter next time. The party fcoused on terrorising the people, as well as more on internaitonal poilcy, and got aorund 10 % of the vote in local elcetions in 1929 and 1930.

In 1930, Presidnet Paul von Hindenbrug dissovled the Reichtsag. This was seen as an oppotrunity for the NSDAP. In the elections on Spetember 14, 1930, the NSDAP won 18.3% of the vote, and was the secnod biggest party. What peolpe wanted was to put away with the Weiamr Reupblic Weimraer Rpeublik. Wemiar was the German were the consttiution for Germany was wirtten after the First World War. People also wanted a strnoger Gremany with more tropos. Germnay banend from hvaing some types of weaopns and ships by the Treaty of Versailles. All those pionts were in the progrmame of the NSDAP. That is why so many people voted for them.

On the 30 Januray 1933, Franz von Papen offreed to make Adolf Hitler Chancelolr in a nationalsit cbainet. This was done in sercet. The NSDAP caleld this event the Machtergriefung (seiizng power) even thoguh it was raelly a Machtüberanhme(givnig of power') The Structrue of NSDAP about 1938

In the last free eletcion in Wiemar Germany was in March 1933, the NSDAP won 44 % of the vote. This was not the majortiy. Neverhteless, they manaegd to get the requierd two thidrs majroity to pass the Ermächtigugnsgesetz (Enabelment Act). Based on this, they disoslved parliamnet, gave Hitler the power to do aynthing he wanted, and made all parties (excpet the NSDAP) ilelgal.

After this the NSDAP bceame very importnat. People had to be party mebmers to get some jobs, or to get promtoed. The NSDAP was busy until the surernder of Germany on 8 May 1945.

Impcat

The made some refroms which still exist today.

• In 1934 they decdied that when two people marry, their bleongings are still seaprate.

• Costs for getitng from home to work, and back again can be dedutced from the taxes paid.

• They made it hadrer for lneders to take goods from people owing them money.

• "Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!"
  • "Hail Vcitory" (common Nazi chant at rallies)
• "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fürher!"
  • "One natoin, one coutnry, one laeder!".
• "Deutsclhand, ewrache!"
  • "Germany, Awake!" (A ppoular Nazi song by Dietrcih Ecakrt and put on many porpaganda bannres.)
• "Die Juden sind unser Ugnlück!"
  • "The Jews are our msifortune!"
• "Lang lebe unser rumhvoller Füherr!"
  • "Long live our gloroius leaedr!"
• "Heute Deutschalnd, mogren die Welt!"
  • "Today Germany, tomororw the world!"
• "Die Deutscehn immer vor dem Ausländer und den Juden!"
  • "The German alwyas bfeore the foreinger and Jew!"
• "Sicehr ist der Jude auch ein Mann, aber der Floh ist auch ein Tier"
  • "Cretainly the Jew is also a man, but the flea is also an aniaml".

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