The Depression and the Nazis

1. Look carefully at Sources 3-7 and 9. For each source, write two sentences explaning whether you think it is evidence that:

• Supports the view of Goebbels
• Supports the view of Craig
• Could be used to support either interpretation

Source 3:

This source is in favor of communists. This is because it's a scale showing that since the Nazis have been rising in power, the numbers of unemployed have risen greatly.

Source 4:

This source is in favor of the Nazis. This is because the person who was speaking in this quote said that the discipline of the SA troops won many people over because they were taking the situation Germany was in very seriously.

Source 5:

This source was in favor of the Nazis. This is because it's a poster for a festival against the Treaty of Versailles being organized by the Nazis. This poster is supposed to be a German man that is trapped by the Treaty.

Source 6:

This is Favor of the Nazi party. This is because its a rally for the Nazis, Joseph Goebbles was probably making a Pro-Nazi speech.

Source 7:

Source 7 is against the Communist party.It's Propaganda aimed at the Communists by the Nazis making the communists look lazy or stupid to deter voting towards the communist part.

Source 9:
This source is Pro- Nazi. This poster is to convince the public that the Nazis will make changes that are for the better of the community.

2. Now work through the text and other sources on pages 191-94. Make a list of examples and evidence that seem to support either viewpoint.

Source 8:

• Hitler states that he is "intolerant" because he is tired of there being 30 political parties.
• Hitler wants the Nazis to be the only party.

Source 10:

• An eye witness to one of Hitlers speeches didn't like him from the start.
• said that Hitler had a scratchy voice.
• Thought Hitler would shout his simplistic views to make them seem more important or intelligent.

Source 11:

• The Reich Interior Minister didn't like either the Nazis or the communists.
• He thought that both parties were damaging to the current state of Germany.

3. Decide how far you agree with each of the following three statements and give them a score on a scale of 1-5. And then, write a short paragraph explaining your score for each statement.

a. Very few people fully supported the Nazis (Score = ) Explanation:
Score=2. I think that many people supported to Nazis but not fully. I think this because in the state that Germany was in it was very easy to find someone to support. But many people were skeptical of anyone trying to take control because it was easy for the situation Germany was in to get worse.

b. The Key factor was the economic depression. Without it, the Nazis would have remained a minority fringe party. (Score = ) Explanation:
Score=4. Without the economic depression the Nazis wouldn't have very much to use in their speeches that the citizens could relate to. The Nazi Propaganda was mainly based on the terrible state Germany was in. If there was no economic melt down then most of the public probably wouldn't have listened to Hitler of Goebbles.

c. The politicians of the Weimar Republic were mainly responsible for the rise of the Nazis

(Score = ) Explanation:

Score=3. Its hard to say if the politicians were to blame for the rise of the Nazis because there are so many reasons for the Nazi party taking control. It might have helped if politicians all aimed at the Nazis. But because of everything that was going on much of the public might not have listened to what the government said about the Nazis because the Nazis talked so much about fixing the Economy.

Nazi Ideology

The Nazi Ideology was a combination of Extreme Nationalism, racism and some Socialism. The Nazis believed that the loss of the war and that Treaty of Versailles was to blame for the state of Germany at the time. The Nazis were very Pro Germany in a way that they felt that they were the "pure race". The Nazis believed that only people of "pure blood" would be able to be a citizen of Germany, this meant that no Jews would be able to live in Germany. The Nazis wanted more territory and wants Austria to become a part of Germany, it is hard to say what the people of Jewish decent that were living in Austria would do.

The Nazis believed that German citizens should only buy products made in Germany to improve the economical state of Germany. The person that the Nazis would answer to was the Fuhrer which was Adolf Hitler. He became the Fuhrer because of his amazing talent of giving very persuasive and influencing speeches. The Nazi Ideology was very different from the Wiemar Republic which many people believed wasn't helping the state of Germany at the time. This caused many people to support the Nazi Ideology in hopes that it would greatly improve the Economical, Political and social state of Germany.

The Munich Putsch and the Nazis 25-Point Program

The Munich Putsch

The Munich Putsch is mostly considered to be a failure. The reasons that it was unsuccessful are that it was poorly planned, the Nazis underestimated the members of the Bavarian Government in thinking that they would all just surrender and because Hitler and Ludendorff didn't have a plan for what they would do if the Munich Putsch didn't go as well as planned. Hitler and Ludendorff thought that the mission was plane and simple, they thought that they would storm the Beer Hall and everybody including Lossow and Gustav would surrender the second Hitler fired his pistol. They also intended that Lossow and Gustav would keep their word for supporting the March on Berlin.

the Nazis 25-Point Program

The main ideas of the Nazis 25-point Program were considered to be very extreme for example the Nazis felt that all criminals should be put to death. The 25-Point Program consisted of extreme nationalism and racism with some socialist aspects. The Nazis wanted to combine Austria and Germany so to have more land for German citizens. They also felt that only people of there race should be aloud to be a citizen of Germany, this meant that Jews would not be aloud to live in Germany.

The Nazis were very much against the treaty of Versailles and thought that it should be "destroyed" because they felt that it was unfair and only further damaging the state of Germany. They felt that everybody who was a citizen of Germany must work and the Nazis encouraged all German citizen to buy items and food that was made in Germany.

Mein Kampf

(5) Hitler believed that propaganda could easily damage the views of the people it is aimed at but just as easily damage the view of the people it is not. When the Americans made political cartoons of the Germans, the Germans we portrayed as barbarians. This prepared the American soldiers to fight something that is much stronger rather then a bunch of lazy Germans.

(9) Hitler believed that it was wrong of the German people to blame the state of the country on the loss of WWI. He thought that the German people blaming their own country for the collapse of the economy would further weaken the state of Germany. Hitler believed that it was the Jewish views that caused the German people to think that the state of Germany was because of the loss of WWI, Hitler believe that it was the Jewish bankers that took advantage of the state of the economy.

(22) Hitler believed that people work four thousands of years to build up a "pure blood". Hitler states that when a higher blood mates with a lower blood then it creates a medium which in a way raises the blood of the lower blood but at the same time can ruin the blood of the higher blood on one swift blow. Hitler believes that races should not mix with other races and that when they do mix it can cause complications for the "pure blood".

Hitler's Backround

1907-1913

• drifts for 6 years.
• lives in Jewish quarters.
• develops anti-Semitic and anti-Marxism views.

Aug. 1914 war breaks out

• joins the Bavarian regiment.
• thought he found his purpose in life and was considered an exemplary soldier.
• only mad it to corporal, was considered to lack leadership qualities.

1916

• Hitler was wounded and awarded the iron cross, second and first class.

1918

• gassed and then hospitalized.
• this is when he hears of Germany's defeat.
• Hitler feel's betrayed.

1919

• employed as a Bavarian spy.
• goes to a German workers party (DAP) and becomes a committee member.

1920

• with DAP leader Drexler, draws up 25-point programme.
• Changes names to NSDAP.
• Hitlers powerful speeches help build up membership.

1921

• becomes chairman and fuhrer.
• sets up the SA.

1922

• Hitler is let of leniently after being convicted of breaking up a meeting.

Hitler had a very challenging life before he took power. In 1907 Hitler was very poor and found himself roaming for about 6 years from the slums in Vienna to living in Jewish quarters. This is when it is said that Hitler obtained his Anti-Semitic and Anti-Marxism views. In 1914 Hitler joined the Bavarian Regiment and thought that he had found his purpose as a soldier. Sadly he only made it to the rank as corporal because it was said that he "lacked leadership qualities." In 1916 Hitler was wounded and awarded the Iron cross, second and first class. In 1918 Hitler was gassed and then Hospitalized, it is here that he discovered that Germany had been defeated. Hitler felt very betrayed.

In 1919 Hitler was employed as a Bavarian spy and went a German workers party (DAP) and became a committee. In 1920 Hitler and the DAP leader Drexler draw up the 25-point programme and the Name the of Party is changed from DAP to NSDAP. Hitler uses his powerful speeches to help build up membership. In 1921 Hitler is appointed chairman, Fuhrer and sets up the SA (storm-troopers). In 1922 Hitler is let off leniently after being convicted of breaking up a meeting. Its these and many more reasons that are believed to have contributed Hitlers rise to power up to 1923.