The Depression and the Nazis

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:
the german people finally recognised that it was hitlers destiny to become germany`s leader. they agreed with goebbels view



Source 4:
the way the strom troopers presented themselves durning the parade in the strrets, the sign of discipline in a time of chaos won people over. this is goebbels veiw


Source 5:
this is against the treaty of versallies the germans found this harsh and unneeded punishment, the poster shows that the germans are sadly locked into the treaty. seems to be goebbels


Source 6:
this is a rally so who ever goes would have to support the nazis and goubbel to be at the rally

Source 7:
what i get from this picture is it is a veiw for craig and is showing how the nazis are so brutal.


Source 9:
this picture shows the nazis election poster but it doesnt show that the people are support goubbel so i would have to say this could go either way.

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.

• negatice cohesion is what some people were not taken by
• they only joined over hatred not positive like others
• unable to tackel depression

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 =3     ) Explanation:
 because they were so negitive and not at all positive not alot of people liked them even though they did have a lot of followers.



b. The Key factor was the economic depression. Without it, the Nazis would have remained a minority fringe party. (Score =  2   ) Explanation: the biggest negitive facotr was a shared dislike od the democracy in weimar germany




c. The politicians of the Weimar Republic were mainly responsible for the rise of the Nazis
(Score =5     ) Explanation:
no one in germany liked the weimar republic, so they were the cause of many things