support for the Nazi regime Flashcards
how did the Nazis use the media to gain support?
as the Nazis had complete control over the media, they could control what was being broadcasted to the public to make it seem like there was a lot of support
the people’s receiver (70% of pop had )
how did the Nazis use the Jews to gain support?
propaganda was used extensively to portray the Jews as greedy, dirty and selfish
UNITED GERMAN PEOPLE AGAINST COMMON ENEMY
what showed the support of the women for the regime?
many women went above and beyond to be mothers by having more than 8 children
there was no added reward for this
how were workers rewarded to win their support?
free trips with the Kraft Durch Freude programme
STRENGTH THROUGH JOY
Beauty of Labour
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN LIVING STANDARDS
and ECONOMIC PROSPERITY—> LESS UNEMPLOYED
what showed the people’s willingness to support the Nazis?
Nazis spied on each other and reported anti-social or anti-Nazi behaviour
showed that the people were actively invested in bringing down any sort of opposition to the regime
how did expansion and the creation of Lebensraum win support for the Nazi regime?
many German happily took requisitioned land in the east as a part of Germanisation
the regime allowed Germans who had never owned land to have their own farm
HEIM INS REICH
how did war increase support for the regime?
the early years saw major successes on both fronts which led to many Germans falling into the myth of the Fuhrer
made the Nazis look unstoppable
how did the German people show support for the war?
by organising charities to help the war effort
by joining the army or even the Waffen SS and its Einsatzgruppen extermination squad (showed racial indoctrination)
what led to a fall in support in the Nazi regime during the war?
allied bombing
more military defeats
shit living conditions
what is a major show of support for the Nazi regime?
NO SIGNIFICANT OVERTHROW OF GOVT
what were the only elections under the Nazis which showed public consensus?
the plebiscites
what were the three plebiscites held in Nazi Germany?
1934
1936
1938
1934 pleb
to see if the German people supported Hitler taking Hindenburg’s power after his death
result of 1934 pleb
90%
1936 pleb
to see if the German people supported the remilitarisation of the Rhineland
result of 1936 pleb
99%
1938 pleb
to see if the German people supported Anschluss
result of 1938 pleb
99%
what can discredit the plebiscites held in Nazi Germany?
they were very likely to have been rigged
how did the Weimar Republic generate support for the Nazi state?
the Nazi regime brought in much more stability and better living standards
so generated support from the working class
how did Nazi foreign policy generate support for the Nazi state?
it was incredibly successful pre-war with the Nazis taking territory without the need of military actions (no Germans died)
what battle led to the start of the fall in support for the regime?
the Battle of Stalingrad
what were factors for a fall in support after 1942?
working conditions worsened
youth discontent
allied bombing began
fear of Soviet invasion
working conditions worsened
threat of your factory being bombed
working hours increased massively
women brought in to work —> 400,000 in 1943
youth discontent
the HJ took a more militaristic turn
many disliked this and left
HJ would be used in defence preparations and even in the defence of Berlin in 1945
allied bombing
allied bombing killed Germans which led to a fall in morale
the German air defences and the Luftwaffe had clearly failed —-> worsened morale
how many Germans died from allied bombing?
300,000
fear of soviet invasion
many Germans were afraid of what the Soviets would do to them –> knew that they were out for revenge after Barbarossa
rape of Berlin
