Who Voted for Hitler Questions to ask yourself

Who Voted for Hitler?

Questions to ask yourself! • What was the appeal of the Nazis? • Who Voted for the Nazis? • Why did they Vote for Hitler?

Hitler as Leader? • • • Great Speaker Passionate Hypnotic and magnetic personality Other parties did not have such a charismatic leader Strong against Communism Nationalist Gave people the solutions they wanted to hear and someone to blame. Genius? Offered everybody something

National Appeal • Revived the “Stab in the Back” theory for the problems in Germany. • Exploited the Great Depression and the problems & suffering it caused. • Hitler would unite the Country in this time of crisis. • Offered people to blame for their troubles, Jews, Allies and the Government

Different Social Groups • • Working Class Middle Class Upper Class Women Young Farmers Businessmen

Working Class • Made up the largest social group in Germany • Traditionally voted SPD or Communist • At the height of the depression unemployment reached 6 million. • The Government had cut benefits • Workers could barely meet ends meet on the low wages.

Farmers • Many faced bankruptcy and the loss of land. • Farmers were getting low prices for their goods.

Youth • Germany was a place of despair • No faith in coalition governments of the Weimar Republic • Unemployment

Middle Class • Businessmen and Industrialists • Hit hard during the depression due to reduced trade • Worried about losing their businesses if Communism took over

Nationalists • Blamed the Government for signing the Treaty of Versailles.

Women • German woman her "world is her husband, her family, her children, and her home. " • Very important role within the Nazi Germany.