Question

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTION
How did the Great Depression help Nazism become a mass movement?

Answer 1

(i) The Nazis could not get popularity till the early 1930s. It was during the Great Depression that Nazism became a mass movement.
(ii) After 1929, banks collapsed and businesses shutdown, workers lost their jobs and the middle classes were threatened with destitution. In such a situation, Nazi propaganda stirred hopes of a better future.
(iii) In 1928, the Nazi got no more than 2-6 per cent votes in the Reichstage the German parliament. By 1932, it had become the largest party with 37 per cent votes.