The Appeal of Nazism and Communism Flashcards
In 1928 what percentage of the vote did the Nazis get?
2.6%
In 1930 what percentage of the vote did the Nazis get?
18%
In July 1932 what percentage of the vote did the Nazis get?
37%
In the 1st round of the 1932 presidential election what percentage of the vote did the Nazis get?
30.1%
In the 2nd round of the 1932 presidential election what percentage of the vote did the Nazis get?
36.8%
In 1928 what percentage of the vote did the KPD get?
10.6%
In the 1930 election what percentage of the vote did the KPD get?
13.1%
In the July 1932 election how many votes did the KPD get?
14.3%
Who won the 1932 Presidential election?
Hindenburg with 53% but in some rural areas Hitler had won more votes than Hindenburg
What was the Nazi ideology?
Arguably a loose collection of ideas
-Based upon 20 point programme of 1920
and “Mein Kampf” = my struggle
What was the appeal of the Nazis?
-struggle and war
-the power of will
-a racial community
-national socialism
-aggressive nationalism
-the Furhreprinzp
-anti-semitism
What was the concept of struggle and war?
= heart of nazi thinking and action
the idea of a struggle and conflict between races as the natural order of things
Nazi propaganda glorified military virtues
What was the Nazi concept of power of will?
= Nazi propaganda emphasised the importance of power, strength and determination
personified through the SA parading through the streets
What was the Nazi’s idea of a racial community?
concept of Volksgemeinschaft
only Aryans could be citizens of the state
everyone would work together for the good of the nation
aimed for a social revolution that focused on tradition values to counter the liberalism of the golden age
What was national Socialism?
named themselves as the NSDAP in an attempt to gain support from the working class
However, the word “socialism” was used loosely, in a way that would appeal to the working class
In hitlers view socialism and the Volkesgemeinschaft were one of the same thing
What was the concept of aggressive nationalism?
Three main aims
1) to reverse the humiliation of the treaty of Versaille and regain lost territory
2) establish a “greater german reich”
3)secure a Lebensraum
What was the Fuherprinzp?
=Hitler had supreme control over the party and members were subordinate to Hilter’s will
How did the Nazis draw on anti-semitism?
= Hitler saw the Jews as responsible for all of Germany’s ills
Jews were to be held responsible for the evils of capitalism whilst at the same time for communism
=Jews were the scapegoats within propaganda
State a conclusion to the appeal of Nazims and Communism in this period
=Nazi’s unlike the Communists succeded in becoming a broad- based political movement
By Summer 1932 Nazis were the largest party in the Reichstag
Hitler was successful in convincing millions of middle class voters that only the Nazis could turn the tides on communism
