CH7 rise to power Flashcards
what class did nazis win a more votes from
peasants - mittelstand - lower middle classes
what percentage nazi party members working class 1932
30%
what percentage nazi members middle class 1932
43%
why was it hard for nazi’s to get catholics
suffered under imperial germany = strengthen commitment in ideologies - associates remains strong
what’s associationism
strong affiliation w. group - catholics in nazi germany
how did hitler exploit politics of anxiety
nazi voters had lack faith in weimar system - losing identity -
what did T Childers say on politics anxiety
nazis united under profound contempt for existing system of weimar
what percentage of nazi party was youth why
41% in 1933 - disillusionment w/ traditional politics - little work SA offer jobs
evidence of hitler’s cynical awareness of power of propaganda
mein kämpf - ‘slogans persistently repeated’
when was goebbels put in charge of propoganda
April 1930
what did goebells do w/ propaganda
appealed to groups e.g. working classes ‘bread and water’ and industrialists downplay fear nationalisation
what was organised in 1932 to spread hitler’s message
3 speaking programmes named ‘flight over germany’ - hitler
what’s mass suggestion
large crowd heighten emotions + succumb to collective will - used at nazi rallies
what were the 3 main themes of nazi propaganda
furrier cult / volksgemeinscaft / nationalism
example of a group that nazi’s utilised scapegoating on
November criminals for armistice + communists
how was scapegoating jews tactical
preexisting anti semitism - exploited by nazis
who led the SA
rohm
how was the essay expanded 1930-34
exploited ppl’s desperation. for food + accommodation i
how did nazi’s utilise violence to grow support
‘end justifies the means’
-July 1932 campaign 461 political riots in Prussia
what was the stennnes revolt
stennes leader Berlin SA revolts - hitler defeats w/ purge 1931
what did stenos revolt portray
internal friction between SA and hitler
what were papers and sleigher’s opinions on hitler
in gov BUT only limited power
why did paper call for new election in 1932
had ‘vote of no confidence’
what did nazi’s gain in 1932 elections
33% votes - decrease - morale decreasing due to legality policy (SA unrest)