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The appeal of communism (Policies and ideology (Election platform of KPD…
The appeal of communism
The appeal of communism
1928 – July 1932: KPD gained 2 million votes
1929: 117,000 members to 1932: 360,000 members
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1920s: KPD concentrated building strong presence in factories and workshops where trade union membership well established
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Co-opt so-called ‘wild cliques’ of working class youths into communist-led campaign against police, reform schools and labour exchanges
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Communists presented as defenders’ of working-class districts against Nazis
E.g. Wedding district of Berlin: under communist control
Policies and ideology
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Replace SPD leading party on left
SPD being damaging to working-class interests as NSDAP
KPD labelled SPD ‘social-fascists’
Strengths
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Communist revolution frightened middle-class voters supporting Nazis/ business owners e.g. Thyssen financial support Nazis
Hitler played on these fears
Weaknesses
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Concentration fighting ‘social-fascists’ in SPD blinded KPD to threat NSDAP and divided anti-Nazi forces