National Socialist Party

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Introduction to National Socialist Party

The National Socialist Party originated in the German Workers’ Party, formed in Munich in 1919. At the time that Hitler joined it in 1919, the German Workers’ Party had a nominal membership of about 25, only 6 of whom were active in its discussions and lecture activities. Shortly after joining, Hitler became a leader of the group. At the first mass meeting of the German Workers’ Party, held in Munich on February 24, 1920, Hitler read the party program, which he had partly written; this consisted of 25 points comprising a mixture of exaggerated nationalistic demands, corruptions of socialist ideas, and racist and anti-Semitic doctrines. As the essential conditions for the realization of its aims, the party declared in point 25 of the program: “For modern society, a colossus with feet of clay, we shall create an unprecedented centralization which will unite all powers in the hands of the government. We shall create a hierarchical constitution, which will mechanically govern all movements of individuals.”” (1)

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• Information about National Socialist Party in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia

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