Why did the NSDAP become more popular after 1930?

Question 1

When was the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 1

1929

Question 2

Where was the Wall Street Crash?

Answer 2

The USA

Question 3

What did the Wall Street Crash start?

Answer 3

The Great Depression

Question 4

Why was America plunged into an economic depression?

Answer 4

Because of an enormous fall in the value of shares

Question 5

What did the enormous fall in the value of shares lead to in America?

Answer 5

Millions of unemployed and a huge drop in living standards

Question 6

What was America’s response to the Depression?

Answer 6

To stop buying goods from other countries to protect its own business

Question 7

Why did America stopping buying goods from other countries create a huge problem?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What impact did the reduction in world trade have globally?

Answer 8

Most countries’ economies were damged

Question 9

What impact did the reduction in world trade have on Germany?

Answer 9

Reduced demand for Germany’s exports and many businesses had smaller profits

Question 10

What happened as a result of many businesses having smaller profits?

Answer 10

They had to reduce their workforce which made unemployment begin to rise

Question 11

Why did unemployment have a knock-on effect on other business?

Answer 11

More unemployment meant fewer people had money to spend and so businesses made less money - this created a vicious cycle

Question 12

What did the Depression result in for businesses?

Answer 12

More and more businesses going bust and rapidly increasing unemployment

Question 13

As a result of the Depression, living standards got better/worse

Answer 13

worse

Question 14

As a result of the Depression, there was an increase/decrease in crime rate

Answer 14

increase

Question 15

Unemployment increased by _ million in 1929-32 and many people were _______ from their homes

Answer 15

4 million and evicted

Question 16

How many men were unemployed by the end of 1932?

Answer 16

6 million, 1/3 of men working age

Question 17

What was Germany reliant on as a result of the Dawes Plan?

Answer 17

Foreign loans

Question 18

Why was Germany being reliant on foreign loans a problem during the Depression?

Answer 18

When the USA demanded its money back, Germany was particularly badly affected

Question 19

As a consequence of the USA demanding its money back, what state were German banks in?

Answer 19

They were in crisis

Question 20

What could banks not do after the Depression?

Answer 20

Lend money to businessmen

Question 21

What were banks running out of after the Depression?

Answer 21

Money

Question 22

What did people do when they were fearful that banks would shut down?

Answer 22

Queue for hours to withdraw their savings, which further worsened the ability of banks to lend money

Question 23

Why did banks have to demand the repayment of loans?

Answer 23

They were short of farms

Question 24

What did banks having to demand repayment of loans result in?

Answer 24

Businesses and farmers either cutting production or going bust

Question 25

What did businesses and farmers cutting production or going bust cause?

Answer 25

Job loss

Question 26

Who did German voters increasingly blame for their problems and its inability to deal with the Depression?

Answer 26

The Weimar government

Question 27

Over \_\_% of the votes were going to the two anti-democracy parties in 1932

Answer 27

50

Question 28

Who were the two anti-democracy parties?

Answer 28

The NSDAP (Nazis) and the KPD (Communists)

Question 29

The Nazis were most popular in 1932 with \_\_% of the vote

Answer 29

37

Question 30

The Communists were the 3rd biggest party in 1932 with nearly \_\_% of the vote

Answer 30

20

Question 31

The fact that the Communists were the 3rd biggest party scared the...

Answer 31

wealthy and middle-class Germans

Question 32

Why were wealthy and middle-class Germans more likely to vote Nazi?

Answer 32

They saw Hitler as the only person able to stop a Communist take-over of Germany

Question 33

The impact of the Depression is a turning-point - in 1928 the Nazis had only \_.\_% of the vote but by 1932 they had \_\_%

Answer 33

2.6 and 37

Question 34

Why was the impact of the Depression such a huge turning-point for the Nazis?

Answer 34

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'

Question 35

What had Germans lost faith in as a result of the Depression?

Answer 35

Democracy - they wanted strong leadership

Question 36

How effective was Nazi Propaganda after 1930?

Answer 36

Very effective

Question 37

Nazi Propaganda gave d\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ messages to d\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ groups of people

Answer 37

different, different

Question 38

What did Nazi Propaganda promise for the unemployed?

Answer 38

Work ('Arbeit und Brot')

Question 39

What does 'Arbeit und Brot' mean?

Answer 39

Work and Bread

Question 40

Who did Nazis promise to help?

Answer 40

Farmers and businessmen

Question 41

How did Nazi propaganda portray Hitler?

Answer 41

As a caring, strong leader who could solve all problems and restore law and order

Question 42

Why was the impcat of the Depression key for making Nazi propaganda effective?

Answer 42

Created mass unemployment, social problems and so much anger towards the Weimar governments

Question 43

Who/what did Nazi propaganda blame for Germany's problems?

Answer 43

Jews and democracy

Question 44

What did Nazis say about the Treaty of Versailles in their propaganda?

Answer 44

Said they would destroy the Treaty of Versailles and make Germany great again

Question 45

How did the Nazis portray women and family in their propaganda after 1930?

Answer 45

Portrayed them as important for Germany's future

Question 46

Name 3 of the ways Nazis shared their propaganda after 1930

Answer 46

Any 3 from cinema, leaflets, posters, speeches and aeroplane

Question 47

Hitler even ____ to various cities all over Germany to campaign for votes

Answer 47

Flew

Question 48

Why did rich businessmen donate to the Nazis?

Answer 48

They feared the growing support for the Communsts

Question 49

How were the ways Nazi propaganda were communicated made possible?

Answer 49

Large donations made by rich German businessmen

Question 50

What did the SA offer to unemployed men after 1930?

Answer 50

Hope

Question 51

Give 3 reasons why lots of men joined the SA

Answer 51

Any 3 from gave them hope, military style (many were ex-soldiers), paid money, given free food and attracted violent thugs

Question 52

The SA grew to \_\_\_,\_\_\_ after 1930 (four times as big as the Communists' Red Front Fighters)

Answer 52

400,000

Question 53

How did the SA help show the Nazis were powerful unlike the weak governments?

Answer 53

Able to stand up to the Communists who Nazi propaganda blamed for all the street violence

Question 54

What did the SA help do during the Depression?

Answer 54

Undermine the Weimar government by causing street violence

Question 55

How did the NSDAP undermining the Weimar government help shed the Weimar government in a bad light?

Answer 55

Made the government look as if it couldn't keep law and order