German Workers' Party

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding date?January 5, 1919
2. What is the dissolution date?February 24, 1920
3. What was the German Workers' Party and when was it founded?The German Workers' Party, or DAP, was a small far‑right group started in Munich on January 5, 1919.
4. Why did the German Workers' Party change its name to the Nazi Party?In February 1920 the DAP was dissolved and replaced by the National Socialist German Workers' Party, a new name that helped the group grow and reach more people.

Weimar Republic: The period of German history between 1918 and 1933, characterized by a democratic government and significant political instability.
Far-right Politics: A political ideology characterized by extreme nationalism, authoritarianism, and often, nativism and xenophobia.
Precursor: A person or thing that comes before another, serving as its origin or forerunner.
Anti-Semitism: Hostility to, prejudice toward, or discrimination against Jews.