Hitler’s Political Career Between 1919 and 1922

Hitler's first impressions of the German Workers Party were small and dreadfully unorganised which he had plans to change. Hitler wanted a party which would one day be capable of taking control of Germany, Hitler's lifelong dream.

Hitler's main responsibilities were publicity and propaganda. Hitler found that he had an amazing talent of talking in front of large crowds and he used this to his advantage. Hitler made an astounding impact when he joined the party as he exploited his incredible oratory skills which attracted thousands of people to attend his meetings. To improve his oratory skills Hitler used to rehearse his speeches in front of a mirror practicing various different body movements to win the audience. Once Hitler had established himself in the party he introduced the twenty five-point programme. This was a list of ideas which Hitler planned to put into action when or if he finally took control of Germany. These ideas included the abolishment of the Treaty Of Versailles which pleased the vast majority of the German population enormously as this was the cause of Germany's poor state of affairs. Hitler also explained how democracy was the Achilles' heel of modern Germany thus leading onto the fact that he was the only man who could lead Germany and only with dictatorship could he achieve this, once in power Hitler promised to take back all the land which the Treaty Of Versailles embezzled.

As the German Workers Party grew more and more into a party which could take control of Germany, Hitler became a more influential member of the party. As Hitler developed into a more powerful member of the party he made various changes. He decided that in order to attract more people he would have to change the name to National Socialist German Workers Party, or for short, the Nazi party, as it is well known worldwide today and for many years to come. According to Hitler, adding the word 'National' to the name would attract more nationalists who, after the war wanted to rebuild Germany into the thriving nation it once was. Adding the word 'Socialist' would attract more socialist who wanted to rebuild Germany's poor state of affairs thus improving the lives of the working class who were suffering with mass unemployment and the effects of it at the time. Both of these objectives were on Hitler's agenda.

Although Hitler was becoming a very distinguished man in the Nazi party he encountered problems with his power. As Hitler made his thoughts and plans known he came across people who did not agree with him and tried to prevent Hitler from broadcasting his interpretations of Germany and its future. To quash all disorder and to break up rival political party meetings Hitler formed a private organisation, the Sturmabteilung or the SA for short, which consisted of thugs. This army were known to be very violent, they were lead by a particularly malevolent man called Ernst Rohan. The SA made people very uncomfortable which pressured them into join the Nazi party in fear.

Although Hitler was an incredibly powerful man and by 1921 he had virtually secured the total control of the Nazi party, he was not liked by all Nazi's. While Hitler was away in Berlin, unhappy members attempted to merge with the like-minded Nuremberg party. When Hitler heard this he hurried back to Munich where he threatened to resign. Knowing that Hitler was the main source of income for the party, the merger was cancelled and Hitler managed to achieve dictatorial powers over the party.

These are the main political events in Hitler's career between 1918 and 1922.