Hitler's Popularity: Main Reason for the Increased Electoral Support for the Nazi Party in 1928-32
Joseph Lewis
History Essay- Mrs Wadsworth
5 November 2014
How far do you agree that the
Personal popularity of Hitler was the main reason for the increased electoral support for the Nazi party in
1928-32?
It can be argued that the personal popularity of Hitler was the main reason for the Nazi party's electoral success, due to his powerful speaking skills and charismatic attitude. However, it is evident that the Economic crisis was the main reason for the increased electoral support for the Nazi party in
1928 through 1932 because of the increase in potential Nazi propaganda available and the exploitation of the weakness of the Weimar government.
In the four years between 1928 and 1932 the number of German citizens who were following and voting for the Nazi party grew from 800,000 to around 14 million. The sheer speed of the Party’s growth was staggering. It can be argued that the main reason for this growth in membership was the personal popularity of the Nazi party’s leader, Adolf Hitler. Hitler had been in charge of the Nazi party since around 1919, and had become well known for his astonishing public speaking skills, many of the Nazi party’s members joined the party mainly from hearing Hitler speak, rather than the groups policies. In 1928 the Nazi party won 0.8 million votes and 12 seats, and in 1932 the Nazi party won 13.8 million votes and 230 seats. It is suggested that the increase in votes for the Nazi party came from the middle class voters switching allegiances from other political groups such as the DDP and the
DVP. This gain in followers is often linked with Hitler’s promises to the middle class that they would not fall into communism, and would continue to thrive as a strong independent Germany, which was what the middle class feared the most. Hitler’s speaking skills allowed him to be able to make
HISTORY ESSAY
- NAZI ELECTORAL SUCCESS
1
promises that impacted all boundaries of German society positively, meaning each class of
History Essay- Mrs Wadsworth
5 November 2014
How far do you agree that the
Personal popularity of Hitler was the main reason for the increased electoral support for the Nazi party in
1928-32?
It can be argued that the personal popularity of Hitler was the main reason for the Nazi party's electoral success, due to his powerful speaking skills and charismatic attitude. However, it is evident that the Economic crisis was the main reason for the increased electoral support for the Nazi party in
1928 through 1932 because of the increase in potential Nazi propaganda available and the exploitation of the weakness of the Weimar government.
In the four years between 1928 and 1932 the number of German citizens who were following and voting for the Nazi party grew from 800,000 to around 14 million. The sheer speed of the Party’s growth was staggering. It can be argued that the main reason for this growth in membership was the personal popularity of the Nazi party’s leader, Adolf Hitler. Hitler had been in charge of the Nazi party since around 1919, and had become well known for his astonishing public speaking skills, many of the Nazi party’s members joined the party mainly from hearing Hitler speak, rather than the groups policies. In 1928 the Nazi party won 0.8 million votes and 12 seats, and in 1932 the Nazi party won 13.8 million votes and 230 seats. It is suggested that the increase in votes for the Nazi party came from the middle class voters switching allegiances from other political groups such as the DDP and the
DVP. This gain in followers is often linked with Hitler’s promises to the middle class that they would not fall into communism, and would continue to thrive as a strong independent Germany, which was what the middle class feared the most. Hitler’s speaking skills allowed him to be able to make
HISTORY ESSAY
- NAZI ELECTORAL SUCCESS
1
promises that impacted all boundaries of German society positively, meaning each class of