The Depression and the Nazis

How did the Depression Help the Nazis?
After reading pages 191-194, do you agree with Goebbels' view that people rallied to support Hitler for positive reasons - or do you think that Gordon Craig (bottom, pg. 193"negative cohesion") was right that people supported the Nazis out of fear and disillusionment?
Work through questions 1 - 3 to help you make up your mind.
1. Look carefully at Sources 3-7 and 9. For each source, write two sentences explaning whether you think it is evidence that:
Supports the view of Goebbels
Supports the view of Craig
Could be used to support either interpretation

Source 3: Source 3 supports the views of Goebbels. It supports Goebbels because it shows how fasdt the Nazis got into power.

Source 4:Source 4 supports the views of Goebbels. It supports Goebbels because its telling you about how the Nazi storm troopers won her over.

Source 5: Source 5 supports Goebbels. It supports Goebbels because it is a poster that was created by the Nazis and is was against Versailles.

Source 6: Source 6 supports the views of Goebbels. It supports Goebbels because it is a pictire of a Nazi party rally inh Frankfurt.

Source 7: Source 7 supports the views of craig. It supports craig  because its a Nazi election poster that shows the peoplke doing the opposite of what it says they are doing

Source 9: Source 9 suppports the views of Goebbels. It supports Goebbles because it is pro Nazi.

2. Now work through the text and other sources on pages 191-94. Make a list of examples and evidence that seem to support either viewpoint.

Craig: Source 10, the eyewitness didnt much like Hitler.
negitive cohesion: they hate the same thing

3. Decide how far you agree with each of the following three statements and give them a score on a scale of 1-5. And then, write a short paragraph explaining your score for each statement.
a. Very few people fully supported the Nazis (Score = 2.5    ) Explanation: Half the people voted for Nazis because they wanted change, not because they supported them. It had to do with negitive cohesion. because people agreed with what he was againts they thoughgt Nazis were ok.




b. The Key factor was the economic depression. Without it, the Nazis would have remained a minority fringe party. (Score = 5    ) Explanation: The people wanted change. Because they weren't happy, having to do with the depression, they neededc something new. if the depression hadnt happened and the people were happy they wouldnt have wanted the change.




c. The politicians of the Weimar Republic were mainly responsible for the rise of the Nazis
(Score =  2.5   ) Explanation: alot of different things had to happen at the same time to contribute to the rize of the Natzi party. this included America wanting their loans back because their economy was failing. the social democratic party made a mistake thinking that Germany would fall for these nfalse accusations and promises.

The Birth of the Weimar Republic

1. Why was it called the Weimar Republic and not the Berlin Republic?

Because the new government met in the small town of Weimar

2. What new rights did Friedrich Ebert promise the German people?

freedom of speech, press, and religion

3. Hey, a democracy. Sounds great! Why was this a shock to the Germany peoples' systems?

it was a big change from Germans autocratic system

4. What positions did the opposition on the right hold that restricted Friedrich Ebert's new government?

All the Kaisers former advisers remained in their positions in army, judiciary, civil service and industry

5. What was the name of "powerful myth" that developed and what "evidence" was there to support the myth?

That men such as Ebert stabbed Germany in the back and caused the war because he mad an agreement with the army to put down the rebellion

6. Study Source 3: What position was Ebert elected to in Jan. 1919? Who elected him?

president: ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE! :D

7. Study Source 3: How would a Chancellor gain power in the Weimar Republic? (Why you need to know this: By 1933 Hitler will have this job.)
because he was in charge of day by day goovernment