What were the three reasons that the Nazi's became popular?
The impact of the Great Depression, the weaknesses of the Weimar Republic, and the strength of the Nazi Party.
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When was the Wall Street Crash?
1929
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What was the wall street crash?
In the USA, the stock market crashed and banks lost billions of dollars. This affected the whole world, including Germany, because the USA was loaning them, and many people trade with them.
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What did the Wall Street Crash lead to?
The great depression
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How did the Wall Street Crash affect the German people?
Firstly, US banks stopped loans to Germany. Next, German industries lost finance and laid off (fired) workers. - By 1932, 40% of workers were unemployed. The German government had no money so reduced unemployment benefits.
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How did the wall street crash affect the views on the government for German people?
families suffered and lost faith in democracy.
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How did the government deal with the wall street crash and the unemployment in Germany?
It became clear that the government could not solve the problem of unemployment. Chancellor Müller could not improve Germany’s economy and neither could his replacement, Chancellor Brüning.
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What was president Hindenburg's response to unemployment?
President Hindenburg lost faith in democracy himself and used Article 48 to bypass (avoid and go around) the Reichstag. This significantly weakened the Weimar Republic.
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What happened politically after all this unemployment?
The German people turned to extremist parties to quickly solve unemployment. The Communists gained increasing support from the working class. The Nazis also gained support because they appealed to a wider group of the German population.
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What are some more ways the Nazi's gained support?
Hitler did speeches all around the country, and was a mesmerising public speaker, that many people listened to. As well as this, the Nazi's would intimidate people using subtle threats and the **/SA and he used propaganda
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What three main messages was Hitler trying to put across in his propoganda?
1 Hitler was Germany's saviour 2 That the Nazi's was a peoples community and he wanted Germany to keep its traditional values 3 anti-semitism (they blamed the Jews for the great depression)
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How did Hitlers speeches apply to everyone? part 1/2
For businessmen, the Nazis would solve the Great Depression. For the workers, the Nazis would give employment and food. For farmers, the Nazis would protect them from Communists who could seize land.
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How did Hitlers speech apply to everyone? part 2/2
For the middle class, the Nazis would stop Communism and return Germany to its traditional roots. For the youth, the Nazis was an exciting movement. For women, the Nazis would prioritise the family and home.
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Through 1928-1932, how much did the votes for the Nazi's increase?
In 1928, they 2.6% of the vote, in 1930, they had 18% of the vote and in 1932, they had 37% of the vote.
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What was destroying democracy in Germany?
Article 48
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Card 2
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When was the Wall Street Crash?
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1929
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What was the wall street crash?
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Card 4
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What did the Wall Street Crash lead to?
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Card 5
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How did the Wall Street Crash affect the German people?
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