Summary 6 -The July 1932 election

Question 1

What percentage of the vote did the KPD get in the July 1932 election?

Answer 1

14.5%

Question 2

What percentage of the vote did the Nazis get in the July 1932 election?

Answer 2

37.4%

Question 3

What percentage of the vote did the SPD get in the July 1932 election?

Answer 3

21.6%

Question 4

What percentage of the vote did the Z party get in the July 1932 election?

Answer 4

12.5%

Question 5

What was the combined vote share of the DVP and the DNVP in the July 1932 election?

Answer 5

7.4%
DVP got 1.2% of the vote
DNVP got 6.2% of the vote

Question 6

After the July 1932 election, how many seats in the Reichstag did the Nazis have?

Answer 6

230
The number of seats in the Reichstag held by the Nazis increased from 107 after the September 1930 election to 230.

Question 7

How many seats did a party need to win to get a majority in the Reichstag?

Answer 7

305

Question 8

What was the combined vote share of the Nazis and the KPD in the July 1932 election?

Answer 8

52%
Anti democratic parties had a majority in the Reichstag.

Question 9

What percentage of voters voted for pro-democratic parties in the July 1932 election?

Answer 9

39%

Question 10

Why did Hindenburg refuse Hitler the Chancellorship even though the Nazis were the largest party in the Reichstag?

Answer 10

He disliked Hitler and viewed him as a ‘bohemian corporal.’

Question 11

Who did Hindenburg allow to continue to lead the government and how successful was he?

Answer 11

Von Papen was allowed to carry on leading the government but he faced a hopeless task.

Question 12

When did the Reichstag pass a no confidence vote in Von Papen, meaning that another election had to be called?

Answer 12

A no confidence vote in Von Papen was passed in September 1932.