Nazi+Popularity



You've read the facts and information about what made the Nazis so popular & how Hilter continued pleasing his Aryan nation.

Your Task:

Each student must find a different 'source' (a picture, short article/speech/diary entry, etc.) and post it here on this page. Remember to give your name. Then you must comment upon the source. This means, write a paragraph (about 6-10 good sentences) telling me why this source is important. What kind of information does it give about Hitler, and why is this information important?

Andrea: Andrea-Nazi popularity

Curtis: The army looks cool.....

Nazi popularity For several years the Nazis were only a small, marginal party, alongside hundreds of others. Over time, however, they became a force to be reckoned with.

• They came to be seen as the only credible right-wing alternative to the left-wing parties. • Their belief in the supremacy of the German race appealed to nationalists. • The paramilitary groups reminded people of the comradeship they shared as soldiers. • Hitler was charismatic and he won people over by strength of personality. • Hitler's hatred of Jews struck a chord with many people - they were a convenient. scapegoat, to be blamed for all Germany's problems. • Throughout the 1920's good organisation, effective propaganda and rallies spread the popularity of the party all over Germany.

Making the most of opportunities Despite the failure of the Munich Putsch in 1923, when Hitler tried to seize power by violent revolution, he was able to use his trial for treason to make himself a national figure. He used the publicity to get his ideas published in Mein Kampf, his autobiography.

So Hitler was a pretty clever guy, the Nazi Party was a small party when he joined but he changed all that as he was good at persuading and convincing the public into agreeing to his ideas. He was lucky because he gave good ideas the the Aryans when they were suffering in ' The Great Depression', so when more people were getting unemployed he got more and more votes which eventually got his part the most votes. As you can see good organisation, propaganda and rallies were very effective motives into getting people to believe in his ideas. Hitler opposed the 'Treaty of Versailles' for taking so much money as well as the land so did the people that is why they hated the French because it was their ideas. They also hated communism as well as the jews, he strongly belieed that some races were more superior than others. Hitler had so many great ideas and forceful desires and it was put into a book called Mein Kampf. Gabe (For more info go to http://www.slideshare.net/lcordelia/reasons-for-hitlers-rise-to-power-in-1933/)