Nazi Support Grows (1929-32)

Question 1

How many seats did the Nazis win in May 1928?

Answer 1

12

Question 2

How many seats did the Nazis win in July 1932?

Answer 2

230

Question 3

How many seats did the Communists win in May 1928?

Answer 3

54

Question 4

How many seats did the Communists win in July 1932?

Answer 4

89

Question 5

What were some of Hitler’s campaign promises in 1930 and 1932?

Answer 5

• Unite the country
• Restore social order
• Be a strong leader
• force other nations to scrap ToV
• Restore German national pride

Question 6

How many troops did the SA have by 1930?

Answer 6

400,000

Question 7

How did the Nazis use the SA to gain electoral support?

Answer 7

• used at Nazi Party rallies to show the strength, discipline and organisation of the party
• the SA were used to whip up feeling of hope for the future
• the SA were used to disrupt opposition parties and intimidate voters into voting for the Nazis

Question 8

Why did the working-classes support the Nazis?

Answer 8

• they liked the Nazis focus on ‘traditional values’
• the Nazis promised ‘Work and Bread’ in their campaign posters
• the Nazis stressed the ‘Workers’ part in the origin of their party (DAP = German Workers’ Party)

Question 9

Who else did the working classes support?

Answer 9

The communists - The Nazis never had complete support of working people

Question 10

What sort of people made up the ‘middle classes’?

Answer 10

Teachers, lawyers, doctors, professionals

Question 11

Why did many middle class people support the Nazis?

Answer 11

• The Depression had wiped out their savings or hurt their businesses, they saw Hitler as a strong leader who could help the country recover
• They were afraid of the Communist Party because the communists wanted to abolish private property and private businesses
• They believed there was ‘moral decline’ in Germany - sexual openness and more drinking. They believed the Nazis would reverse this trend

Question 12

Why did many farmers support the Nazis?

Answer 12

They feared that if the communists took power their land would be taken away from them. Hitler promised to protect them from the Communist Party.

Question 13

Who did big businesses traditionally support?

Answer 13

The National Party

Question 14

Why did big businesses support the Nazis after the National Party declined after 1929?

Answer 14

Big businesses believed Hitler was the best hope of protection against the Communist Party

Question 15

How did the Nazis gain from the support of big businesses?

Answer 15

• Businessmen like Krupp and Benz gave significant amounts of money to the Nazi Party
• Alfred Hugenberg, a newspaper tycoon, allowed Goebbels to use his newspaper for propaganda

Question 16

Why did young people like Hitler?

Answer 16

They were attracted by his passion, enthusiasm and promises to make Germany great again

Question 17

Why did women increasingly like Hitler?

Answer 17

Nazi propaganda emphasised that a Nazi Government would be best for families