Describe the main events in Hitler's political career from 1918 to 1920.

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1. Describe the main events in Hitler’s political career from 1918 to 1920.

Hitler’s political career was initiated in 1918 when the First World War ended and the Treaty of Versailles was signed. The way in which Germany had been disgraced by the Treaty made Hitler consider a career in politics, he felt that he could make Germany great again. So in 1919, as an army political agent Hitler joined the DAP and then, when he was made the party’s propaganda chief he resigned from the army to devote his time to building up the party.  In 1920 the party changed it’s name to the NSDAP and Hitler introduced his 25 point program which highlighted the main aims and beliefs of the party, including a call for the abandonment of the Treaty of Versailles. The party also produced a newspaper in 1920; the Volkischer Beobachter.

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Hitler was appointed leader of the NSDAP in 1921and the party grew in Bavaria. Hitler organized strong, armed groups to protect the party at meetings and rallies they were called Sturmabteitung or SA (storm troopers). This group was formed from former members of the Frikorps and solders that had been de-mobbed after the First World War. In 1922 the foreign minister, Walter Ratenau was murdered the NSDAP were thought to have had something to do with this murder as Ratenau was Jewish. Because of this the NSDAP were outlawed throughout Germany, excluding Bavaria and Hitler was placed in prison.

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