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Essay / The National Socialist German Workers' Party - 708
The National Socialist German Workers' PartyIn April 1920, Hitler advocated that the National Socialist German Workers' Party change its name to the National Socialist German Workers' Party ( NSDAP). Hitler was always hostile to socialist ideas, especially those involving racial or sexual equality. However, socialism was a popular political philosophy in Germany after World War I. This was reflected in the growth of the German Social Democratic Party (SDP), Germany's largest political party. This made Hitler realize that if he wanted to succeed, he had to convince the German people. As a result, he had to be diplomatic and include some socialist ideas. Hitler therefore redefined socialism by placing the word “National” in front of it. He claimed that he only favored equality for those with “German blood.” Jews and other “foreigners” would lose their citizenship rights and immigration of non-Germans would have to cease. For these reasons, Hitler was only a socialist to a certain extent, mainly to gain the support of the German people. To show the German people that he and his party were half-socialist, Hitler wrote the “Twenty-Five Points.” These were the steps Hitler and his party would take if they were allowed to come to power. The twenty-five points contained nationalist elements and socialist elements. One of the socialist elements was the nationalization of trusts. This meant that the frozen money left behind by the dead would be recovered by the government and used to rebuild Germany's poor industry. Hitler realized that he had to appeal to all sectors of society and, in nationalizing the trusts, he immediately appealed to the lower classes, since they would never be able to create their own trust . Hitler also realized that after the Treaty of Versailles, the majority of Germans were living in poverty. It was therefore imperative that he appeal to the lower classes who made up most of Germany. To convince a large number of people, he decided that