Nazi Germany?

Question

Who actually voted and worked for the Nazis and where did they get their overall support from?

Answer 1

Hitler got support as Germany was in an economic mess and the German people, who were not used to a democracy, thought that a strong ruler could solve their problems.

Hitler's government managed to be the largest single party various times but never managed to have a majority (as proportional representation was used in the Reich).

Then when the Chancellor resigned, the president, von Paupen gave Hitler the job thinking that he could control him if needed. However Hitler passed the Enabling law which allowed him to dismiss the Reich and rule as a dictator, which he promptly did.

One historian said that "Hitler democratically came to power and then democratically destroyed democracy"

Answer 2

If you talk to people, you find out what they dont like.
If you talk about not liking the same thing, people listen.
If you talk louder, more people listen.
If enough people complain about the same things, then other people
listen too. Even if it didnt bother them all that much at first.
If enough people beleive something, it becomes popular.
You want to beleive so you can be popular too.
So if you make people feel important, they will do anything you ask.

Look at any magazine in the checkout isle:
"Men who talk to their ladies get more.......fill in the blanks"
Common sense, its shoved in our faces everyday.
but no one sees it.
You can have ANYTHING, if you want it enough.
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When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

Pastor Marten Niemoller 1892-1984

Answer 3

Once in power(and there were a lot of underhand tricks to get there),it became illegal to not belong to the party.