Section 2.2 - The Nazi electoral breakthrough 1928-1932

Question 1

Reichstag elections 1928

Answer 1

Nazis won 0.8 million votes

2% votes

Question 2

Reichstag elections 1930

Answer 2

Nazis won 6.4 million votes

18% of the votes

Question 3

Presidential election March 1932

Answer 3

Hitler won 11.3 million votes in the first round and 13.4 million votes in the second

Question 4

Reichstag elections July 1932

Answer 4

Nazis won 13.8 million votes

37% of votes

Question 5

Reichstag elections December 1932

Answer 5

Nazis won 11.7 million votes

33% of votes

Question 6

Reichstag election March 1934

Answer 6

Nazis won 17.3 million votes (after considerable Nazi intimidation and the banning of the KPD)

44%

Question 7

Weimar political system and Nazi appeal

Answer 7

• Multiple party system, where a number of parties could get a high amount of votes but none so high that Germany became run by a 1 party government
• Many parties were sectional and so people changing their votes was difficult unless in a time of extreme circumstance
• Statistics show that the Nazis main voting audience some of the working class but mainly middle classes due to the SPD/Centre party’s consistent hold on the working class while the middle class parties collapsed as the Nazis skyrocketed

Question 8

Affect of the Wall street crash on voters

Answer 8

Happened in September 1929

Nazis went from winning 2% of votes in 1928 to 18% afterwards in 1930

Question 9

Reasons for middle class interests in the Nazis

Answer 9

• Already disillusioned by the Weimar government
• Hitler’s drive and charisma
• Fear of Communism

Question 10

Reasons for working class interest in the Nazis

Answer 10

• Possibly German nationalism
• Fear of Communism
• Nazi promise to provide “work and bread”