DAP (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei)

The Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (DAP), or German Workers' Party, was a political group founded in 1919 in Germany, initially representing nationalist and populist ideas. It promoted strong national pride, militarism, and anti-communism. The party aimed to unite working-class Germans around these themes, criticizing the Weimar Republic and advocating for Germany's resurgence. In 1920, it evolved into the Nazi Party under Adolf Hitler's leadership, adopting more extreme nationalist and racist ideologies. The DAP played a key role in shaping the early platform of what would become the Nazi movement.