the nazi path to power · the nazi path to power lo: to evaluate which reason was most significant...

TheNazipathtopower

LO:ToevaluatewhichreasonwasmostsignificantintheNazipartygettingpower

Starter:

Makealistofatleast5eventsorreasonsfortheriseoftheNaziparty

Weknowhowwegottothisstage,nowtothinkaboutsignificanceoftherecentevents

Whatcanyouinferfromthissource?

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1928 1929 1930 1931 Jan-32 Nov-32Date

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Nazi Party Votes Communist Party Votes Unemployed

What is the link between unemployment and votes for extremist parties? (Give figures)

The1932election: Whattacticsareusedduringanelection?

Posters

SpeechesDebates

Whatdoyouthinkyourprioritieswillbewhenyoucometovote?

Propaganda

NaziCampaignPostersYouhavebeengiven3campaignposters…• Annotatethemandidentifythekeyinformationfromthem.

• Dotheyhaveanykeyfeatures/tactics• UseyourCONTEXTUAL (background)knowledgetobackupanypointsorobservations.

11Minutes:

OurLastHope:HITLER

Nazipromises…WhatwerethekeypromisesfromtheNazipartyintheyears1928-32?

Work/Jobs

Bread

Hope

Pride

Freedom

So,howdidtheydoit?Significance– HighOrderSkill!

Usingtheinformationon

Pg51(whitebooks),putthereasonsintoyoursignificancecircles&explainyourchoice

Themoresignificantyouthinksomethingis,thebiggerthecircleitgoesinto…

PartyOrganisation

Propaganda

SupportoftheIndustrialists

Useoftechnology

Promisestovoters

Flexibility

Hitlerhimself

Weaknessofopposition

We’veseenhowtheNazisgrew,sonow,whodidtheyappealto?Createamindmapsummarisingeachgroupinsocietyfrompages62-63 (Edx 9-1textbook)

WhosupportedtheNaziPartyandwhy?

We’veseenhowtheNazisgrew,sonow,whodidtheyappealto?BigBusiness:WealthyindustrialistsusuallysupportedtheNationalistsbutduetothedepression,Hitlerpersuadedthemhe’dbesaferthantheCommunists.Asaresult,moneywaspouredintotheNSDAPfundingtheirpropaganda

WorkingClasses:Policiesappealedtotheworkers– TraditionalGermanvalues,strongerGermany,promiseof‘WorkandBread’.ThisvotewassplitwiththeCommunists

MiddleClasses:Professionalssuchasteachersandlawyers,businesspeopleandfarmers.GreatDepressionhurtthemiddleclassesthemostlosingsavings,companiesandpensions.TheysawHitlerasastrongleader.TheywerealsoafraidoftheCommunistswhowantedtoabolishprivateownership,theyfelttheNaziscouldprotectthemfromtheCommunists.Therewasalsoasenseofamoraldeclineinthe‘GoldenAge’again,theappealoftraditionalvalueswasimportant.

Farmers:Point17of25pointstoconfiscatelandwaschangedin1928toappealtofarmers,nowonlyifownedbyJews.Again,farmerssawprotectionagainsttheCommunistsbytheNazis.TheNazisgained60%oftheruralvotein1930

YoungPeople:Formany,theNaziPartywereexciting,colourfulrallies,lotsofatmosphere.Hitler’sspeecheswerestirringandpromisedmorethanthemoderateparties

Women:NazipropagandaappealedtowomensayingtheNaziswerebestfortheircountryandfamilies

Unity:TheNazistargetedeachgroupofsocietyofferingthemallsomethingappealingwithmanyflexiblepoliciesWhichwasthemostimportant

groupfortheNazisgrowth

Homework– ShowMyHomework

ThemostsignificantreasonfortheriseoftheNaziPartywastheWallStreetCrash,Howfardoyouagree?

(any2alternativereasons

Eg Weaknessofopposition,Hitlerhimself,Propagandaetc…)