1) Support 4: The Nature and Size of Nazi Support Flashcards
We know how many supported the Nazis, but what don’t we know?
We know how many supported the Nazis (43.9%) but we don’t know who they were.
What is the problem that modern historians face?
They face the problem that there were no opinion polls that can be used as evidence of the election result.
As it was a secret ballot, what is the only information we know?
As it was a secret ballot, we only know the size of the support in specific areas.
However, what can we interestingly see and why?
However, we can interestingly see that women voted differently to men, as they voted separately, and were less likely to vote for the Nazis.
So what are historians’ analyses of the support for the Nazis in the elections based on?
Their analyses are based on comparing how the Nazis sis in various areas, and consider factors such as class and religion.
For example, if the Nazis won 37% nationally, but only 25% in a Catholic area, what is it fair to argue?
It’s fair to argue that Catholics were less likely to vote for the Nazis.
What else do historians look at?
Historians also look at propaganda as an indication of who they tried to attract and why.
