The German Workers ' Party ( German : Deutsche Arbeiterpartei , abbreviated DAP ) was the short-lived predecessor of the Nazi Party ( German : Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei , abbreviated NSDAP ) .
The German : Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or German Workers ' Party ( DAP ) , was a political party in Germany just after World War I . It did not last for very long , and became the Nazi Party ( German : Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei , acronym NSDAP ) .