Why did the NSDAP become more popular after 1930? Flashcards
When was the Wall Street Crash?
1929
Where was the Wall Street Crash?
The USA
What did the Wall Street Crash start?
The Great Depression
Why was America plunged into an economic depression?
Because of an enormous fall in the value of shares
What did the enormous fall in the value of shares lead to in America?
Millions of unemployed and a huge drop in living standards
What was America’s response to the Depression?
To stop buying goods from other countries to protect its own business
Why did America stopping buying goods from other countries create a huge problem?
They were now less likely to buy and sell from other countries - most of the world’s countries traded with the USA as well as each other. This lead to world trade reducing dramatically
What impact did the reduction in world trade have globally?
Most countries’ economies were damged
What impact did the reduction in world trade have on Germany?
Reduced demand for Germany’s exports and many businesses had smaller profits
What happened as a result of many businesses having smaller profits?
They had to reduce their workforce which made unemployment begin to rise
Why did unemployment have a knock-on effect on other business?
More unemployment meant fewer people had money to spend and so businesses made less money - this created a vicious cycle
What did the Depression result in for businesses?
More and more businesses going bust and rapidly increasing unemployment
As a result of the Depression, living standards got better/worse
worse
As a result of the Depression, there was an increase/decrease in crime rate
increase
Unemployment increased by _ million in 1929-32 and many people were _______ from their homes
4 million and evicted
How many men were unemployed by the end of 1932?
6 million, 1/3 of men working age
What was Germany reliant on as a result of the Dawes Plan?
Foreign loans
Why was Germany being reliant on foreign loans a problem during the Depression?
When the USA demanded its money back, Germany was particularly badly affected
As a consequence of the USA demanding its money back, what state were German banks in?
They were in crisis
What could banks not do after the Depression?
Lend money to businessmen
What were banks running out of after the Depression?
Money
What did people do when they were fearful that banks would shut down?
Queue for hours to withdraw their savings, which further worsened the ability of banks to lend money
Why did banks have to demand the repayment of loans?
They were short of farms
What did banks having to demand repayment of loans result in?
Businesses and farmers either cutting production or going bust
What did businesses and farmers cutting production or going bust cause?
Job loss
Who did German voters increasingly blame for their problems and its inability to deal with the Depression?
The Weimar government
Over __% of the votes were going to the two anti-democracy parties in 1932
50
Who were the two anti-democracy parties?
The NSDAP (Nazis) and the KPD (Communists)
The Nazis were most popular in 1932 with __% of the vote
37
The Communists were the 3rd biggest party in 1932 with nearly __% of the vote
20
The fact that the Communists were the 3rd biggest party scared the…
wealthy and middle-class Germans
Why were wealthy and middle-class Germans more likely to vote Nazi?
They saw Hitler as the only person able to stop a Communist take-over of Germany
The impact of the Depression is a turning-point - in 1928 the Nazis had only _._% of the vote but by 1932 they had __%
2.6 and 37
Why was the impact of the Depression such a huge turning-point for the Nazis?
If it wasn’t for the Depression then extremists such as Nazis and Communists would still be unpopular as they were during the ‘Golden Years’
What had Germans lost faith in as a result of the Depression?
Democracy - they wanted strong leadership
How effective was Nazi Propaganda after 1930?
Very effective
Nazi Propaganda gave d________ messages to d________ groups of people
different, different
What did Nazi Propaganda promise for the unemployed?
Work (‘Arbeit und Brot’)
What does ‘Arbeit und Brot’ mean?
Work and Bread
Who did Nazis promise to help?
Farmers and businessmen
How did Nazi propaganda portray Hitler?
As a caring, strong leader who could solve all problems and restore law and order
Why was the impcat of the Depression key for making Nazi propaganda effective?
Created mass unemployment, social problems and so much anger towards the Weimar governments
Who/what did Nazi propaganda blame for Germany’s problems?
Jews and democracy
What did Nazis say about the Treaty of Versailles in their propaganda?
Said they would destroy the Treaty of Versailles and make Germany great again
How did the Nazis portray women and family in their propaganda after 1930?
Portrayed them as important for Germany’s future
Name 3 of the ways Nazis shared their propaganda after 1930
Any 3 from cinema, leaflets, posters, speeches and aeroplane
Hitler even ____ to various cities all over Germany to campaign for votes
Flew
Why did rich businessmen donate to the Nazis?
They feared the growing support for the Communsts
How were the ways Nazi propaganda were communicated made possible?
Large donations made by rich German businessmen
What did the SA offer to unemployed men after 1930?
Hope
Give 3 reasons why lots of men joined the SA
Any 3 from gave them hope, military style (many were ex-soldiers), paid money, given free food and attracted violent thugs
The SA grew to ___,___ after 1930 (four times as big as the Communists’ Red Front Fighters)
400,000
How did the SA help show the Nazis were powerful unlike the weak governments?
Able to stand up to the Communists who Nazi propaganda blamed for all the street violence
What did the SA help do during the Depression?
Undermine the Weimar government by causing street violence
How did the NSDAP undermining the Weimar government help shed the Weimar government in a bad light?
Made the government look as if it couldn’t keep law and order
