How Did the Depression Help the Nazis?

1a. Source 37: 
This shows that Craig's idea is somewhat true the Germans were afraid that they wouldn't be able to feed their families, get jobs, and be prosporous with the unemployment rate on the rise. They want to make sure that they would be able to get back on track, they needed what the NSDAP promised.

1b. Source 38: 
This supports Goebbles, because the image that he wanted to potray hitler, and the nsdap in was successful he wanted them to seem strong and militant, and be able to show them as a prosperous and benefital party that would be able to lead them atequately.

1c. Source 39: 
This supports Goebbles because it is showing that the propaganda is affective in creating nationalism and anger within the german people, they want change? then they need to eliminate the treaty of versailles; a NSDAP plan.

1d. Source 40: 
By showing the photograph is it supported ( in conjunction with Goebells ideas) that the NSDAP would be the best leadership for germany, look at the sheer numbers, the turn out to see hitler, the pride and faith they had in Germany and more importantly hitler.

1e. Source 41: 
This supports both, because it plays upon the mutual fears of both the people and the NSDAP, this also shows goebbels theory that by making others look bad they could make the nazi party prosperous. 

1f. Source 43: 
This source is for goebells idea, he is able to potray what germans need and want, showing strength, and showing that the can return to the old ways, and eliminate the other radical parties.


2. 
Craig's Idea:
- fears of not having enough food, jobs, freedom.
- fear of the brown shirts.
- fear of Jew's and their influence. 
- SA and SS influence. 
-fear of Nazi aggression. 
- bred people with dislike of democracy



Scale of 1-5 with 5 being you agree fully.
3a. Score:  3   Very few people fully supported the Nazis.
Explain your score: People feared the Nazi, knew that Weimar Germany was failing. They knew that they needed something that was going to put food on their tables, and jobs for them to work at. The only way that they could do this was through electing powerful leaders- NSDAP scared power into the German people, they were frightened so they voted.

3b. Score:   4  The key factor was the economic depression. Without it, the Nazis would have remained a minority fringe party.
Explain your score: I agree, the Nazis ceased the oppertunity when the people were most vulnerable and looking for a way to get out of their immense turmoil, Germany had no money and very little jobs, things that the German people needed to survive therefore when the NSDAP promised these things, there was nothing they could do but be drawn to the idea. Without desperate German's there would be no need for Nazi extremeist ideas.


3c. Score:   1  The politicians of the Weimar Republic were mainly responsible for the rise of the Nazis. 
Explain your score: Although von Hinderburg, and von Papen thought that they could control Hitler and the Nazi party via the constitution, they could not have prevented the rise, due to the depression. They certainly were influencial however they did not alone allow the NSDAP to take power, the depression was just the oust they needed.