Chapter 10 - Appeal of Nazi and Communism

Question 1

What classes did Nazis gain the most support from?

Answer 1

Middle class and farmers

Question 2

What did the Nazis promise farmers?

Answer 2

Higher priced and protection against imports

Question 3

What were the middle class worried about?

Answer 3

Communist revolution

Question 4

When wad Hindenburg elected as president?

Answer 4

1925

Question 5

By how much % did Hindenburg win the election?

Answer 5

53%

Question 6

What % of votes did Hitler gain in the second ballot?

Answer 6

37%

Question 7

Where was communist support the strongest?

Answer 7

Poorer cities like Berlin - especially amongst the unemployed

Question 8

In 1930 what % of Nazi votes were from manual labourers?

Answer 8

27%

Question 9

Who was Hitler propaganda chief?

Answer 9

Joseph Goebbels

Question 10

What was the main propaganda message that the Nazis spread?

Answer 10

That the Weimar democracy was responsible for economic depression, national humiliation and internal divisions

Question 11

What did the Nazi propaganda message display an image of?

Answer 11

Discipline and unity that would sweep all opponents aside

Question 12

What did Nazi propaganda glorify?

Answer 12

Military virtues of courage and loyalty

Question 13

How was the SA projected?

Answer 13

As an organisation which gave German males the chance to demonstrate their manliness

Question 14

What was volksgemeinschaft?

Answer 14

Peoples community

Question 15

What was peoples community about?

Answer 15

Only aryans could be citizens of the state and all others were to be denied rights of citizenship and its benefits

Question 16

What title did the Nazis adopt for their party?

Answer 16

National socialist German workers party

Question 17

Why did the Nazis call themselves the NSDAP?

Answer 17

• In an attempt to gain working class support

- Differentiate themselves from the international socialism of the communist party

Question 18

What was the fuhrerprinzip?

Answer 18

Hitler had supreme control over policy and strategy and members became subordinated to Hitlers will

Question 19

Why did Hitler want to destroy the Weimar Republic?

Answer 19

Because it was a parliamentary democracy system which he view as weak and ineffective

Question 20

What were Hitlers aims?

Answer 20

• Reverse humiliation of TOV
• Establish ‘Greater German Reich’
• Secure Germany its Lebensraum

Question 21

What is anti-semitism?

Answer 21

Hatred and fear of jews

Question 22

What did Hitler blame jews for?

Answer 22

The evils of capitalism and the growth of communism, and that they were responsible for all of Germany’s ills.

Question 23

How many votes did the KPD gain in the Reichstag between 1928 - 1932?

Answer 23

2 million votes

Question 24

What did the Nazis accuse the SPD of?

Answer 24

Damaging to working class interests as the Nazi party

Question 25

How did communist propaganda help attract membership?

Answer 25

Emphasised class struggle and the smashing of the capitalist system

Question 26

What happened to the KPD’s membership in 1932?

Answer 26

More than 50% of new members left after a few months

Question 27

What were the SPD concentrated on?

Answer 27

Fighting ‘social-fascists’ in the SPD