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Germany 1925–1955: The People and the State

Rising support for Nazis 1929–1933

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Overview

The fall of Müller's coalition, Article 48 and Brüning the Hunger Chancellor, the Depression as the Nazis' opportunity, the elections of 1930 and 1932, Goebbels's campaigning, funding from industrialists and landowners, and Hitler's appointment as Chancellor.

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How did the Nazis rise from a fringe party to Hitler's appointment as Chancellor between 1929 and 1933?

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Which crisis turned the Nazis from a fringe party into a mass movement?

Key term

What did the election of July 1932 make the Nazi Party?

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  1. 1

    Why did the coalition led by Hermann Müller break up in March 1930?

    Model answer

    Its parties could not agree whether to cut unemployment benefit or raise contributions to pay for it.

  2. 2

    Which clause of the constitution allowed the President to issue laws without the Reichstag's agreement?

    Model answer

    Article 48, the emergency powers clause, which was used more and more from 1930 onwards.

  3. 3

    Why was Chancellor Brüning nicknamed the Hunger Chancellor?

    Model answer

    His cuts to wages, benefits and public spending deepened the slump and pushed more families into poverty.

  4. 4

    Which crisis turned the Nazis from a fringe party into a mass movement?

    Model answer

    The Depression that followed the Wall Street Crash of 1929, which brought mass unemployment and despair.

  5. 5

    How well did the Nazis do in the Reichstag election of September 1930?

    Model answer

    They won 107 seats, jumping from ninth place to become the second largest party.

  6. 6

    What did the election of July 1932 make the Nazi Party?

    Model answer

    The largest party in the Reichstag, with 230 seats and about 37% of the vote.

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