The Nazi's Success in the 1930's Elections

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The Nazi's Success in the 1930's Elections

There are several factors that helped the Nazis to be successful in

elections in the 1930's. Some of these factors were outside of the

Nazis control, such as the depression. Others were in their control.

In 1930, 6.4 million Germans voted for the Nazis. The Nazis had 107

seats and were the second largest party in parliament. In 1932, 13.8

million Germans voted for the Nazis. The Nazis had 230 seats, whereas

4 years earlier they only had 12 seats. The reason behind this

dramatic change was the result of good fortune and careful planning.

There are eight main reasons behind this change, the first is economic

difficulties. The economic difficulties affected 4 groups. They were

farmers, middleclass businessmen and self-employed and the middle

class. The nazi party targeted farmers because of the Wall Street

crash, which caused agricultural depression, which meant there was a

fall in prices and a rise in debts, and so the farmers were making no

profit. The Nazis also felt that farmers would be an easy target

because they would only have to use a small amount of energy, money

and time, which would lead to better results. Farmers voted for the

Nazis because they offered protection against foreign competition and

communism that would affect the farmers because of the Wall Street

crash. The Nazis targeted the middleclass businessmen and the

self-employed because both shared the same view; this was that America

was the enemy. This was because a large company (Woolworth) from

America was coming over to Germany to set-up a business that would put

middleclass businessmen, retailers, craftsmen and tradesmen out of

business. The middleclass businessmen and the self-employed voted for

the Nazis because they promised that if they voted for them, they

would be in a position to conquer the "arch-enemies". The Nazis

targeted the middleclass, as they would have been an easy target

because they were anxious about the economy, they were also nervous

about the rise of communism and they were also mad at the Weimar

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