Transcript Why did the Nazis become the largest party in

Why did the Nazis become the largest party in Weimar Germany?
B aim – to explain the impact of the slump and analyse why different groups
of people voted for the Nazis
A/A* aim – to analyse the importance of different factors for Nazi popularity,
including the slump
From your reading for homework...
– Write down 3 statistics about the German
economy
– Write down 3 trends on the German economy
– Did the Great Depression come out of the blue for
Germany or were their preceding economic
problems?
– How did the Weimar government react to the
economic slump?
Weimar Government’s Reactions
Fill in this diagram using p. 105
Muller’s SPD
government June 1928March 1930
Policies adopted
throughout
Bruning’s government.
March 1930-May 1932.
Von Papen’s government
June-November 1932
• Class discussion. It is 1930. You are in Muller’s
cabinet. How would you recommend Muller
to act?
– Reginald – Muller
– Charis – Bruning
– Deborah – Von Papen
– Agonita – Conservative
– Whelan – SPD
• Did the Weimar government do the right
thing?
pp. 106-108
How were average Germans affected by the slump? Forced out
of homes, shanty towns, relied on local authority handouts,
1932 1/3 unemployed
How did this impact politics? German people trust politicians
less as they are not dealing with the situation well enough.
Extreme votes increase. KPD gradual increase. Minority
governmenst after 1930 – decision making is very difficult.
How did this impact the Nazi party? Increase in vote share 19301932 double. Nazis were well organised – present image of a
party fixing the problems. KPD seem very unstable – violent
revolution.
How are you progressing with your aim?
Why did the Nazis become the largest party in Weimar Germany?
B aim – to explain the impact of the slump and analyse why different groups
of people voted for the Nazis
A/A* aim – to analyse the importance of different factors for Nazi popularity,
including the slump
Was the failure of the Weimar government
primarily due to the effects of the Great
Depression or from its fundamental
weaknesses?
What would you headings be to answer this
question?
Make notes under these headings in your pairs.
Discuss – can we decide on an answer together?
p. 113 and your own knowledge
• What was Fuhrerprinzip? Belief in one strong
ruler in charge. One strong party.
• How and when did Hitler apply this to the
Nazis?
• P 114
• Draw a diagram of the Nazi party structure.
Annotate it with details. Give an example.
– How would this structure have impacted the Nazi
drive for power?
• Imagine you are Goebbels in 1923. Put
together a proposal to recommend to Hitler
how to use propaganda.
• Presentations of proposals
Why did people vote
for the Nazis?
Write next to each branch
who this would have
particularly influenced.
p. 116
Write a fact file on the SA.
Why did the SA increase the Nazi appeal?
Why did people vote
for the Nazis?
Write next to each branch
who this would have
particularly influenced.
Why did the Nazis become the largest party in Weimar Germany?
B aim – to explain the impact of the slump and analyse why different groups
of people voted for the Nazis
A/A* aim – to analyse the importance of different factors for Nazi popularity,
including the slump
Most important reason
Explain the impact of the
slump.
Explain why workers, middleclass and the wealthy voted
for the Nazis.
Justify your
positioning
Least important reason
Homework – Due Monday 16th Dec
• Essay on the Nazis being a fringe party
• P. 117 – complete focus route activity and give
an overall judgement
• Write down what each of these source tells
your about who voted for the Nazis.
– P. 119 source 7.10, 7.11, 7B, 7.12, 7.13, 7.15, 7C
– Give a reason why each of these groups voted for
the Nazis