Nazi Growth and the Depression
How the Wall Street Crash and Great Depression, mass unemployment and the failure of the Weimar government let the Nazis grow from a small party to the largest in the Reichstag by 1932.
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Nazi growth and the Depression 📉
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 ended US loans and brought the Great Depression to Germany. Unemployment soared to millions, and the Weimar government failed to cope. The Nazis exploited the crisis with promises and propaganda, and their vote rose sharply.
Words for the crisis 🔑
Learn these four terms before you judge the growth of the Nazis.
Weimar failure and Nazi response 🆚
As the crisis grew, the two responses could hardly have differed more.
Grade 9 thinking 💡
To reach the top grades, assess why the Depression helped the Nazis grow, and weigh the failure of Weimar against the appeal of the Nazi message.
Match the cause to what it was 🔗
- the Wall Street Crash
- the Great Depression
- mass unemployment
- Nazi propaganda
- the 1929 collapse that ended US loans
- the worldwide slump that followed
- millions of Germans out of work
- the message that won the party support
Match the term to its meaning 🧩
- depression
- coalition
- Reichstag
- nationalism
- a long, deep economic slump
- a government of several parties together
- the German parliament
- strong pride in your own nation
Why did they grow? ❓
Why did the Nazis grow during the Depression?
- They promised work and revival while the Weimar government failed to cope.
- A foreign army put them in power.
- They won a lottery.
How they won support ✅
Select the TWO ways the Nazis won support in the Depression.
- Promising work and national revival.
- Using powerful propaganda.
- Handing out US loans.
- Joining the League of Nations.
Order the crisis 🪜
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Summarise the growth 📝
The Wall Street _____ of 1929 ended US _____ and brought the Great _____. Millions lost their jobs, and the _____ government failed to cope. The Nazis promised work and used _____, and their vote rose.
Count the years 🔢
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Spot the two Nazi methods 🖍️
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Economic, political or not a cause? 🧭
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Assess the growth ✍️
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