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.