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Germany 1919–45

The Nazi electoral breakthrough and Hitler's appointment as Chancellor

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Overview

Peak of the Nazi vote in a free election, what the Nazis offered to voters in the depression and schleicher's plan as Chancellor.

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What part did the SA play in the Nazi rise?

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What happened in the presidential election of 1932?

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Describe the Nazi campaigning methods of 1932.

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  1. 1

    What did the Nazis achieve in the Reichstag election of September 1930?

    Model answer

    The Nazis took 18.3 per cent of the vote and 107 seats, rising from ninth place to become the second largest party in the Reichstag.

  2. 2

    What happened in the presidential election of 1932?

    Model answer

    Hindenburg was re-elected with 53 per cent in the second round, but Hitler took nearly 37 per cent and thirteen million votes, which established him as the leader of the national opposition.

  3. 3

    Describe the Nazi campaigning methods of 1932.

    Model answer

    Hitler flew from city to city so that he could speak in several places a day, while Goebbels organised mass rallies, posters, films, records and marches on a scale no other party could match.

  4. 4

    What was the peak of the Nazi vote in a free election?

    Model answer

    In July 1932 the Nazis won 37.3 per cent and 230 seats, which made them by far the largest party in the Reichstag.

  5. 5

    What happened to the Nazi vote in November 1932?

    Model answer

    The Nazi share fell to 33 per cent and 196 seats, the party lost two million votes and ran out of money, and some leaders feared the movement had passed its peak.

  6. 6

    Which groups gave the Nazis their strongest support?

    Model answer

    The party did best among Protestant farmers, small-town shopkeepers, artisans, white-collar workers and civil servants, and among young voters and the middle classes of the north and east.

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