The unemployment figures of 1928-33 show that the number of unemployed had risen over the past few years. When there was low unemployment the people of Germany voted for the communists, in contrast to this when there was high unemployment the German people voted for the Nazi Party as they had been led to believe that Hitler could resolve the unemployment problem in Germany. Therefore this shows that Hitler had won the hearts and minds of the unemployed in Germany.
Adolf Hitler also used propaganda to win the votes of the Germans. He put up such posters showing people suffering in vain, the poster also contained the slogan ‘Our last hope-Hitler’ The poster is trying to persuade people that Hitler is the only person who can help them, therefore if the German people vote for the Nazi Party their pain and suffering will be no more.
Another main reason why the Germans voted for Adolf is because he promised to ban the ‘Treaty of Versailles’. He promised to win back what was taken from Germany as a result of World War I. This made the Germans more confident about Hitler and this meant he gained a lot more support.
In the early 30’s Hitler created an army called the storm troopers. To gain more support Hitler created violence on the streets of Germany, so his army could resolve it and show the German people that he was trying to help the Country. This kind of made the Germans happy because they thought the storm troopers were on their side. Hitler also sent his army round the houses of people who supported communists to beat them up and make them vote for the Nazi Party.
Hitler appealed to the German people as being very strong and clever According to one of Hitler’s followers Albert Speer he said ‘Here it seemed to me was hope. Here were new ideals, a new understanding and new tasks. The perils of Communism could be checked, Hitler persuaded us, and instead of hopeless unemployment, Germany could move towards economic recovery.’
There are many reasons why the German people supported the Nazi party in the late 20’s early 30’s, and they are just a few. Hitler was a very clever and powerful man and that is why he gained the support of the German people.
