1 jan 1927 ano - Little success

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By 1927, the Nazis were still trying to appeal to German workers, but most workers supported socialists or communists. In the 1928 elections, the Nazis had only gained 12 seats in the Reichstag. So what did the Nazis do to try and combat this?

- Target the farmers:
Other groups in Germany weren't doing so well compared to the German workers. Peasant farmers in northern Germany and middle-class shopkeepers in country towns seemed to give the Nazis more support. This was because, unlike other countries, Germany had 35% of its population working in fields, and therefore those people were not a part of Weimar's Economic prosperity. Therefore, the Nazis highlighted the importance of German peasants and promised to help agriculture if they came to power. Nazi propaganda also constantly highlighted their hate for the Weimar Republic, which gave them even more support.

- Strengthen the SA:
In 1925, Hitler enlarged the SA. About 55% of the SA members came from unemployment at the time, many were ex-soldiers. Hitler also decided to make a group called the SS, these were men that would specifically protect Hitler. The number of members of the party rose to 100,000 by 1928.

- Spreading messages:
Hitler appointed Joseph Goebbels to take care of the Nazi propaganda, and he was highly effective at spreading their message. He put up posters, spoke on the radio, made leaflets, etc.


However, even though all these strategies had positive outcomes, they still were not enough for a breakthrough of the Nazis. They were still a minority party, in fact, they were the smallest party at the time! Why did the Nazis have such little success in the 1920s?

- Weimar Successes: During this period, the Weimar Republic was at its prime. Stresemann had just fixed the economy, the Dawes plan was now in place, the reparations were lowered, and people were overall much happier, and did not need a new republic. (Of course, there were still issues such as unemployment and the hatred for the TOV, but that was all overpowered by the positive economic state)

- Nazi Failures: The Munich putsch, and Hitler being sent to prison, made them look like an aggressive party

- Political Situation: Hindenburg was elected president in 1926 and was already seen as a strong presence in the government, therefore a new leader was not needed, workers became more communist compared to Nazi (communism: 58 seats, Nazis: 12 seats), international cooperation was improving (Locarno treaty 1925, Germany joins the LON 1926), aggressive warlike Nazis that wanted lebensraum were not appealing.

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