Reasons for the growth in support of the Nazi Party
In 1928, the Nazis had only 12 seats in the The name of Germany's parliament. but by July 1932 they had 230 seats and were the largest party.
The appeal of Hitler and the Nazis
The Nazis continued to put forward their 25-Point Programme agreed in the early 1920s. They had broader social and geographical appeal than the A person or country which follows the left-wing ideas of Karl Marx about the redistribution of wealth., who only really appealed to the industrial workers in Germany’s cities. Support came from:
- wealthy businessmen - frightened by the increase in support for the communists, they began to finance Hitler and the Nazis
- the middle-class - alarmed by the obvious failure of A type of government where people govern themselves or elect representatives to govern for them., they decided that the country needed a strong government and gave their votes to Hitler
- nationalists - they blamed the legacy of the The peace treaty signed by the Allies and Germany at the end of the First World War, on 28 June 1919. and Monetary compensation from an individual, group or state to compensate victims. for causing the depression and so lent their support to the Nazis
- rural areas - Nazi support was particularly strong amongst both middle class shopkeepers and artisans, farmers and agricultural labourers