The Rise of the Nazis
How did a small party become the largest in Germany in just four years? Follow the Wall Street Crash, mass unemployment, the SA and the appeal of Hitler, and plot the sharp rise in Nazi support.
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A party on the rise 📉
In 1928 the Nazis were a small party with just a handful of seats. Four years later they were the largest party in Germany. What changed? This module follows the Depression, mass unemployment and the appeal of Hitler, and the rise of Nazi support between 1928 and 1932.
Words to know 🔑
Four terms run through this topic. Learn them first.
Misery and the offer ⚖️
The Depression created misery, and the Nazis offered an answer to it.
Link the crisis to the rise 💡
The rise of the Nazis is best explained by the Depression. As millions lost work and savings, they lost faith in the Weimar government and turned to a party promising radical change. In the exam, EXPLAIN how the hardship drove people to extreme parties, rather than only listing what the Nazis did.
Match the term 🔗
- The Depression
- Unemployment
- The SA
- Propaganda
- A severe slump after the Wall Street Crash
- Being out of work, which rose to millions
- The Nazi stormtroopers on the streets
- Information spread to persuade people
Plot the Nazi rise 📈
An interactive activity.
Read the trend 🔎
The plotted line rises steeply from 1928 to 1932. What does this trend show?
- Support for the Nazis grew rapidly
- Support for the Nazis was falling
- Nazi support stayed about the same
- The Nazis had been banned from elections
Match cause to effect 🔀
- The Wall Street Crash of 1929
- Mass unemployment
- The speeches and propaganda of Hitler
- The SA on the streets
- American loans to Germany were recalled
- Anger and loss of faith in the government
- The Nazis won many new supporters
- Opponents were intimidated and disrupted
The appeal of Hitler ✅
Which TWO of these help explain the appeal of Hitler? Choose all that apply.
- He was a powerful speaker backed by propaganda
- He promised work and bread to the desperate
- He promised to raise taxes on poor families
- He promised to bring back the Kaiser
Complete the sentences 🧩
The Wall Street _____ of 1929 triggered a severe _____. As _____ rose to millions, many Germans lost faith in the Weimar government. The Nazi _____, or stormtroopers, added a violent street presence. By 1932 the Nazis were the largest _____ in the Reichstag.
Count the gain 🔢
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Spot the reasons 🖍️
An interactive activity.
Sort the cause 🧭
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Explain the rise ✍️
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