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Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39

The growth in support for the Nazis, 1929–32

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Overview

The Wall Street Crash, unemployment to six million, Brüning's cuts, the rise of the Communists and the fear it caused, Hitler's promises to each group, Goebbels' propaganda and the SA's marches and street fighting.

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Key term

What event in October 1929 pushed Germany into economic collapse?

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How did Chancellor Brüning make the slump worse?

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Why did the Communist Party gain support after 1929?

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  1. 1

    What event in October 1929 pushed Germany into economic collapse?

    Model answer

    The Wall Street Crash, after which American banks called in the short-term loans that German industry depended on.

  2. 2

    What happened to unemployment in Germany between 1929 and 1932?

    Model answer

    It climbed from about 1.6 million to more than 6 million, roughly a third of all workers. Families who lost their homes ended up in shelters and shanty towns.

  3. 3

    How did Chancellor Brüning make the slump worse?

    Model answer

    He cut government spending, wages and unemployment payments to balance the books, which took still more money out of the economy.

  4. 4

    Why did the Communist Party gain support after 1929?

    Model answer

    Ruined workers blamed capitalism for the crisis, and the Communists promised them jobs and food and had armed squads of their own.

  5. 5

    How strong were the Communists in the Reichstag by November 1932?

    Model answer

    They held a hundred seats, making them the third largest party.

  6. 6

    How did the rise of the Communists end up helping the Nazis?

    Model answer

    Factory owners, landowners and the middle classes were terrified of a revolution and looked to Hitler as the man who would stop one.

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