Fear of communism was the main reason why increasing numbers of Germans voted for the Nazis in the years 1930-32
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- Fear of Communism was the main reason why increasing numbers of Germans voted for the Nazis in the years 1930-32
- Fear of Communism
- b/c of what happened in Russia
- 1917 Revolution
- Romanov family were murdered
- Communist takeover
- Their ideology
- Equality
- getting rid of the class system
- Communism went against the rules of democracy
- Not main reason
- lacked finance to campaign successfully
- limited propaganda
- failed to attract support outside main industrial areas
- lacked finance to campaign successfully
- based on public ownership, where all are equal and worked for the common good
- membership increased (KPD gained 2 million votes between Reichstag elections of 1932
- b/c of what happened in Russia
- Great Depression and Wall St Crash
- Government was not able to control/deal with situtation
- Collapse of the Grand Coalition
- Germany economy collapsed
- USA withdrew loans to Germany
- Germany couldn't make reparations payments
- USA withdrew loans to Germany
- Increased unemployment (33%)
- Nazi party promised jobs
- Nazis offered scapegoats (KPD and Jews)
- Support for extremist parties grew as a result
- promised to resolve countries economic problems
- Main reason
- if the GD hadn't happen it can be argued that support wouldn't have increased
- Government wouldn't have collapsed/ remained stable
- Government was not able to control/deal with situtation
- Propoganda
- Joseph Goebbels
- Journalist
- Expert in persuasion
- Propaganda was enforced by local Gaullitiers
- Made effective use of much new technology
- able to travel across the country (spreading Nazi ideology)
- Hitler travelled to his rallied in 1932 by aeroplane
- The Fuhrer over Germany
- Used different methods
- Newspapers
- Posters/ leaflets
- Radio
- Hitler re-branded the Nazi party
- Uniforms
- Law and order
- Uniforms
- More important than Fear of communism but not GD
- Helped to spread the Nazi message
- Joseph Goebbels
- Use of fear and terror
- Caused riots
- to make it seem like WR was out of control
- SA Stormtroopers and **
- created an impression that Nazi's were disciplined and well organisesd
- Under control of Ernst Rohm (SA)
- It offered food, shelter, uniform and a purpose to the unemployed
- Used to distribute propaganda
- Protect the Nazis from opponents
- Not the moat important reason
- Caused riots
- Hitler himself
- re-branded himself
- Uniforms
- He knew how to adapt his speeches depending on the audience
- promising the people what they wanted to hear
- He knew how to maintain the audience's attention
- Skilled orator
- Not involved in WR politics, could exploit their weaknesses
- which showed his strengths
- re-branded himself
- Fear of Communism
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