Support for Nazi Rule

Conformity to Nazi Ideals

Although Nazi Germany was a police state, most Germans did genuinely support the Nazis. There was some opposition, but it was weak because they were divided and did not cooperate with each other.

Reversing the Treaty of Versailles

It is difficult to put a number on how many Germans supported the Nazis. But it is clear that the Nazis were popular.
The Nazis made Germany stable and prosperous (successful) when democracy could not.
The Nazis tore down the hated Treaty of Versailles and gave Germany international power.

Propaganda

With the amount of propaganda (information designed to influence people) in Germany, many bought into the Nazi vision.

Attack minorities

The Nazis only attacked a small part of the German population, so many people could ignore it in everyday life.

Who supported the Nazis in the early 1930s?

Supporting Hitler and the Nazi party in 1932 was different from supporting them in 1943. The 2 reasons for this work in different directions:
1. Their less humane policies were not clearly articulated in efforts to win the 1932 election. It made support less likely in 1940.
2. German propaganda, censorship, the police state, and brainwashing from 1932 would have made it easier to support them over time, despite their policies. This made support more likely in 1940.

1Dictatorship

1.1Hitler & The Nazi Party in 1933

1.1.1The Origins of the Nazi Party

1.1.2Hitler & The Growth of the Party

1.1.3The 1932 Election

1.2Establishing Dictatorship, 1933-1934

1.2.1Establishing Dictatorship

1.2.2Achieving Total Power, July 1933 - August 1934

1.2.3End of Topic Test - Dictatorship

1.2.4Grade 9 - Dictatorship

2Control & Opposition

2.1The Machinery of Terror

2.1.1Police State & Legal System

2.1.2The Gestapo & SS

2.1.3Concentration Camps

2.1.4End of Topic Test - Control & Opposition

2.2Nazi Propaganda

2.2.1The Effectiveness of Nazi Propaganda

2.3Opposition to Nazi Rule

2.3.1The Left

2.3.2Church Leaders

2.3.3Youth Groups

2.3.4Support for Nazi Rule

2.3.5End of Topic Test - Propaganda & Opposition

2.3.6Grade 9 - Propaganda & Opposition

3Changing Lives, 1933-1939

3.1Work & Home

3.1.1Work

3.1.2Home

3.2The Lives of Young People

3.2.1Education

3.2.2Youth Movements

3.3Nazi Racial Policy

3.3.1Racial Policy

3.3.2Persecution of the Jews

3.3.3End of Topic Test 0 Changing Lives

3.3.4Grade 9 - Changing Lives

4Germany in War

4.1The Impact of War

4.1.1Impact of the War Economy on the People

4.1.2Impact of Total War on the People

4.2Growing Opposition from the German People

4.2.1Opposition from the People

4.2.2Opposition from the Army

4.2.3End of Topic Test - Germany in War

4.2.4Grade 9 - Germany in War

5Occupation

5.1Nazi Rule in Eastern and Western Europe

5.1.1The Start of World War 2

5.1.2Western Europe

5.1.3Eastern Europe

5.1.4End of Topic Test - Occupation

5.2The Final Solution

5.2.1Ghettos & Executions

5.2.2Death Camps

5.2.3End of Topic Test - The Final Solution

5.3Responses to Nazi Rule

5.3.1Collaboration

5.3.2Accommodation

5.3.3Resistance

5.3.4End of Topic Test - Responses to Nazi Rule

5.3.5Grade 9 - Occupation

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