How did the Nazis get so much support? (propaganda)

Question 1

Nazis did get lots of support by (1)

Answer 1

1.
Nazi propaganda led by Joseph Goebbels, he served his apprenticeship in 1920 as Gauleiter in ‘Red Berlin’.
He founded his own newspaper in Berlin, took communists on in the streets and developed strategies around fighting elections too.
Effective orator.

Question 2

Nazis did get lots of support by (2)

Answer 2

2. Nazi propaganda machine under Goebbels fought a series of highly innovative and effective election campaigns fro the breakthrough election of 1930 to the November 1930 one.
   Nazis used transport like cars and aeroplanes to spread their messages over main cities in Germany.
   Published effective pamphlets and posters focusing on danger of communism + Hitler.

Question 3

Nazis did get lots of support by (3)

Answer 3

3. Highly focused on Hitler, ‘Hitler over Germany’ campaign (flew to 20 cities in 6 days at end of April 1932 presidential campaign)
   Publication of poster of hitler with himself and hitler emblazoned behind him.
   Big focus on Hitler showed his leadership and on mass appeal of the man , effective in time of great depression.

Question 4

Nazis did get lots of support by (4)

Answer 4

4. Skillfully targeted on different groups of Germany + adapted to them accordingly
   Use of Generic messages (‘Hitler:Our last hope’ and ‘Work and Bread’) repeated focusing on Germany’s collapse at Great depression so that Germany public believes in Nazis vague promise to ‘rescue’ Germany
   Nazi propaganda offered protection against communism to middle and upper-class
   The showing of Hitler as a strong leader to all those who had lost faith in floundering democracy