Increasing Support for the Nazi Party
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- Effects of the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression
- The German people blamed the Weimar Republic for the Great Depression and therefore for the high levels of unemployment.
- This meant that they became less supportive as unemployment and poverty grew. This led people to start supporting more extremist political parties, such as the Nazis.
- Increasing Support for the Nazi Party
- Nazi Promises
- Fear of Communism
- This meant that businessmen and farmers turned to the Nazis because of their anti-communist views. Rich businessmen also gave the Nazis money for their campaigns.
- Local Organisations
- Weak Opposition
- The two natural opponents to the Nazi party were the Social Democrats and the Communist Party.
- Neither party took the Nazis seriously and were concentrating more on battling each other,
- Weak opposition meant that Nazi policies were not questioned and the other parties didn't offer anything new like the Nazis did.
- Voters did not seem to trust the Social Democrats (the ruling party) because they didn't seem to know what to do.
- Neither party took the Nazis seriously and were concentrating more on battling each other,
- The two natural opponents to the Nazi party were the Social Democrats and the Communist Party.
- The German people blamed the Weimar Republic for the Great Depression and therefore for the high levels of unemployment.
- Solve the economic crisis and get people back to work.
- Nazi Promises
- Make Germany powerful again.
- Hitler's Leadership
- Hitler's public speaking helped him to get the Nazi ideals across to the German people. He was also surrounded by a very loyal team.
- Hitler's speeches in particular gained a great deal of support for the Nazi Party.
- Increasing Support for the Nazi Party
- Fear of Communism
- This meant that businessmen and farmers turned to the Nazis because of their anti-communist views. Rich businessmen also gave the Nazis money for their campaigns.
- Local Organisations
- Weak Opposition
- The two natural opponents to the Nazi party were the Social Democrats and the Communist Party.
- Neither party took the Nazis seriously and were concentrating more on battling each other,
- Weak opposition meant that Nazi policies were not questioned and the other parties didn't offer anything new like the Nazis did.
- Voters did not seem to trust the Social Democrats (the ruling party) because they didn't seem to know what to do.
- Neither party took the Nazis seriously and were concentrating more on battling each other,
- The two natural opponents to the Nazi party were the Social Democrats and the Communist Party.
- Fear of Communism
- Hitler's public speaking helped him to get the Nazi ideals across to the German people. He was also surrounded by a very loyal team.
- Goebbels used the latest technology, such as films and slideshows.
- In 1932, Hitler travelled around Germany by plane in order to talk to as many people as possible.
- Mas rallies made people feel proud to be German and showed order and discipline.
- The propaganda spread the Nazi idea very effectively, increasing support.
- Mas rallies made people feel proud to be German and showed order and discipline.
- In 1932, Hitler travelled around Germany by plane in order to talk to as many people as possible.
- Local leaders ran public meetings, using carefully trained public speakers.
- Local parties helped the unemployed by providing soup kitchens, shelter and offering some roles in the SA.
- The Hitler Youth and League of German Maidens provided activities for children.
- The SA gained a reputation for being disciplined young men, unlike the SA from the 1920s.
- There was a lot of violence between political parties during elections and the order of the Nazi Party appealed to many, even when the SA were often involved.
- Local organisations increased support from ordinary Germans.
- There was a lot of violence between political parties during elections and the order of the Nazi Party appealed to many, even when the SA were often involved.
- The SA gained a reputation for being disciplined young men, unlike the SA from the 1920s.
- The Hitler Youth and League of German Maidens provided activities for children.
- Local parties helped the unemployed by providing soup kitchens, shelter and offering some roles in the SA.
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