The Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) was founded in 1920. It was the continuation of the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (DAP), but Hitler had its name changed. The programme consisted of a list of 25 points. A few important points:
- The good of the community before the good of the individual
- The Treaty of Versailles must be repealed
- There must be a central and strong power of the state
- More land is needed for population growth
- Criminals must be sentenced to death
- Some residents of Germany cannot be citizens and only citizens have equal rights
The programme contained many antisemitic points:
- According to the Nazis, Jews do not belong to the German people because they ‘have no German blood’. That is why they are not citizens
- Since Jews are not citizens, they are ‘guests’ in Germany. Different laws apply to ‘guests’
- Jews may not be civil servants because they are not citizens
- Should the German government ever be unable to take care of its citizens, the ‘guests’, such as the Jews, will be expelled from the country.
- Residents of other countries who are not citizens are no longer allowed to enter Germany. All non-German immigrants who have come to the country after 1914, will be made to leave
- Only members of the 'German race' can be journalists, publishers or owners of newspapers. So, Jews cannot
- The Jewish faith is suppressed
This party programme remained in force for as long as the Party existed.