Nazi support grows (1929-33)

Question 1

How many seats in the Reichstag did the Nazis win in the 1928 elections?

Answer 1

12

Question 2

How many seats did the Nazis win in July 1932?

Answer 2

230

Question 3

What did Hitler run for in 1932?

Answer 3

President

Question 4

What new method of campaigning did Hitler utilise?

Answer 4

Using a plane to fly around Germany to campaign, bringing his message to millions

Question 5

What other types of propaganda did the Nazis use?

Answer 5

Pamphlets, posters, radio broadcasts

Question 6

Who was head of Nazi propaganda?

Answer 6

Josef Goebbels

Question 7

How many daily and weekly newspapers did the Nazis own by the early 1930s?

Answer 7

120

Question 8

How large an audience did the daily and weekly newspapers owned by the Nazis have?

Answer 8

A few hundred thousand

Question 9

What sort of messages did the Nazis deliver?

Answer 9

Simple but effective ones (e.g. ‘work and bread’ or ‘our last hope’)

Question 10

Who else ran for president in 1932?

Answer 10

Hindenburg and Thalmann (a Communist)

Question 11

Who won the presidential election of 1932?

Answer 11

Hindenburg (with 19 million votes)

Question 12

How many votes did Hindenburg win in the 1932 presidential election?

Answer 12

19 million

Question 13

How many votes did Hitler win in the 1932 election?

Answer 13

13 million

Question 14

Although Hitler did not win the 1932 presidential election, what did the election nonetheless prove?

Answer 14

That Hitler was a national political figure with significant national support

Question 15

Using a plane, how many cities could speak in during a single day?

Answer 15

Up to 5 different cities

Question 16

Despite being a contender for the presidency in 1932, who did not campaign?

Answer 16

Hindenburg - he thought it was beneath him