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Increased Support for the Nazis: 1929-1932 - Coggle Diagram
Increased Support for the Nazis:
1929-1932
the Nazi Message
Weimar had caused the economic crisis in Germany
weak coalition government - no solutions to the crisis
resentment of the Treaty of Versailles
blaming the Jews for Germany's problems
Josef Goebbels' role
head of propaganda
ensured the Nazi message was simple, frequently repeated and heard everywhere
understood how to use mass media to manipulate huge audiences
in early 1930s, the Nazis owned 120 newspapers that were regularly read by hundreds of thousands of citizens
was able to present the Party in local, regional, national and presidential elections
Electoral Breakthroughs
the 1930 election:
Nazi's had the second largest number of seats in the Reichstag (107 seats) after the Social Democratic Party (143 seats)
the Presidential election, 1932:
Before the election
Hitler spoke to as many as 5 cities per day by flying between each one
Goebbels ensured the Nazi message was spread and that Hitler was recognised as a national political figure
the message was shared in films, on the radio and on records
President Hindenburg did not campaign
The results
Hindenburg only just failed to win more than 50% of votes, meaning a second round was necessary
Hitler won a large number of votes in both rounds with over 13million in the second round to Hindenburg's 19million
Financial Support
the Party received
funds from leading industrialists
, such as Thyssen, Krupp and Bosch, as they were terrified of communism and the growth of the trade union which they knew Hitler was against
money was earnt through the popularity of Mein Kampf
SA Vs RFB
the SA were used to protect Nazi meetings, but also to disrupt their opponents' meetings, especially the communists
Ernst Rohm was reappointed as the SAs leader in January 1931 and membership increased to 170,000
the Communist Party had their own private militia, the
Roter Frontkampferbund
(Red Front Fighters or RFB)
there were countless fights between the SA and RFB, often causing fatalities
Hitler wanted to show the Germans he could stamp out the Bolshevik violence and their threat of revolution
Role of Hitler
he was aware that he had to present himself and the Nazi Party as law-abiding and democratic after the Putsch
he knew he needed to offer something to all societal groups to be successful in elections
he was the war hero, the saviour and the ordinary man in the street
he had
charisma
which most other politicians lacked
his vision for the future revolved around making Germany the strongest nation in the world
Impact of 1931 Financial Crisis
Hitler was able to blame the Weimar Government for their problems, causing them to lose support and him to gain support
the Government could not retaliate as what Hitler was blaming them for was true - they had made the crisis worse due to the signing of Versailles
Hitler was put in a vary strong position