What did the Nazi Party stand for in the 1920s?
Ideologies
Lebensraum: The need for 'living space' for the German nation to expand.
A strong Germany: The Treaty of Versailles should be abolished and all German-speaking people united in one country.
Führer: The idea that there should be a single leader with complete power rather than a democracy.
Social Darwinism: The idea that the Aryan race was superior and Jews were 'subhuman'.
Autarky: The idea that Germany should be economically self-sufficient.
Germany was in danger: From Communists and Jews, who had to be destroyed.
Nazi Appeal
In the 1920s, the Nazis tried to be all things to all people. The 25-Point Programme had policies that were.
Socialist: Eg farmers should be given their land; pensions should improve; and public industries such as electricity and water should be owned by the state.
Nationalist: All German-speaking people should be united in one country; the Treaty of Versailles should be abolished; and there should be special laws for foreigners.
Racist: Jews should not be German citizens and immigration should be stopped.
Fascist: A strong central government and control of the newspapers.
Nazis Did Not Appeal
Working men who voted Communist
Intellectuals such as students and university professors
Popular With:
Nationalists and racists
Farmers
Lower middle-class people such as plumbers and shopkeepers who were worried about the chaos Germany was in
Rich people worried by the threat from Communism
The party developed a 25-Point Programme, which after the failure of the Munich Putsch in 1924 Hitler explained further in his book 'Mein Kampf'.