How did the Depression Help the Nazis?

1a. Source 37: This source could support either. It is just showing that support for Nazis rose a lot from 1928 to 1932.

1b. Source 38: I think this supports Goebbels. It shows that people wanted the strength and unity that the NSDAP offered.

1c. Source 39: This is supporting Gordan. Many people already hated the Treaty of Versailles, so they might only support the Nazis because the Nazis wanted to abolish the treaty.
1d. Source 40: This source supports Goebbels. People really must have liked the Nazis if there were that many people at the rallies.

1e. Source 41: I think this supports Gordan. This source plays into the fear of communism, and the shared hate for it.

1f. Source 43: This source could go either way. It plays into people's hate for communists and the Weimar system, but it also is pro-Nazi.


2. Source 36: This source supports Gordan because people just wanted a change, and not be poor. They did not care who was the leader as long as there was some change.
42: That is Hitler
44: This supports neither because it is someone who does not support the Nazis at all.
45: I think this could go either way. Although some people support the Nazis, most are just united in hating the Weimar state.




Scale of 1-5 with 5 being you agree fully.
3a. Score: 3 Very few people fully supported the Nazis.
Explain your score: A lot of did fully support the Nazis, but I would say the majority just disliked democracy.

3b. Score: 5 The key factor was the economic depression. Without it, the Nazis would have remained a minority fringe party.
Explain your score: The nazis were a pretty unknown party before the depression. I think it was their big break.


3c. Score: 3 The politicians of the Weimar Republic were mainly responsible for the rise of the Nazis.
Explain your score: Although Hindenburg and Von Papen directly put Hitler into power, the Treaty of Versailles was also a major contributiing factor.