Summary 6 - Was there an alternative to Hitler - Communism

Question 1

What happened to the level of support for the KPD after 1930?

Answer 1

It increased

Question 2

Although support for the KPD increased after 1930, they were never able to gain more than what percentage of the vote?

Answer 2

20%

Question 3

Communism only appealed to which class of Germans?

Answer 3

Communism only appealed to the working class, it did not have the mass appeal of the Nazis.

Question 4

How could the KPD potentially have gained power?

Answer 4

They could have potentially gained power by working with the socialist SPD.

Question 5

Give two reasons why the KPD were unwilling to work with the SPD?

Answer 5

• There was huge hostility between the parties, Ebert supressed communism in 1919
• The KPD rejected democracy whereas the SPD were its major supporter

Question 6

Why did the rise of communism directly increase the Nazi vote?

Answer 6

The fear of communism, particularly among the elite, was used very effectively in Nazi propaganda.
Hitlers anti-communist views helped him to gain the support of many voters.