the growth in support for the nazis

• oct 1929

  • wall street crash led to US loans being recalled
  • german businesses sacked workers
  • farmers suffered as prices fell further
• by 1932

  • 6 million unemployed
  • WR failed to deal with unemployment
  • lost support
  • blamed for being too dependant on US loans
• mar 1930

  • chancellor muller resigned
  • after muller, bruining became chancellor
  • however, his reduction of government supending + pay cuts + cuts to unemployment benefits + increase in taxes made his loose support
  • may 1932- bruning resigned
• • sept 1930- nazi party won 107 seats
• july 1932- nazi party is the largest party with 230 seats
• reasons for hitlers growth:

  • posters + rallies
  • focused on his personaility + skills
  • made WR look weak
  • blamed jews for germanys problem
  • won support from businesses + industrialists
  • they donated funds to NSDAP
• reasons for hitlers growth: SA

  • 1932 - 600,000 members
  • they organised parades through towns + cities
  • this impressed germans who saw order + discipline in a time of chaos
  • intimidated anu opposition (communists)
• reasons for growth: goebbels

  • master of propaganda
  • his posters targeted different audiences
  • charted planes to fly hitlet all over germany
  • to speak at multiple rallies a day