The Nazi party used various effective methods to gain support and power in Germany, including propaganda under Joseph Goebbels, exploiting the depression's economic impacts, organizing widely, gaining industrialists' support, using new technologies, making promises to voters, and adapting flexibly to changing situations. Their propaganda and Hitler's charismatic leadership were especially important in allowing the Nazis to become the largest party and help Hitler become Chancellor in 1933.

1. Nazi Methods to Win Support
Learning Objectives:
• Describe the various methods Hitler and the Nazi party used
to gain support
• Examine the effectiveness of the various methods the Nazi
Party used to gain power

2. Nazi methods to win
support
LO: Describe the
various methods
Hitler and the
Nazi party used
to gain support
What factors enabled the Nazi Party to
come to Power?
• Impact of the depression
• Organisation
• Propaganda
• Support of the industrialists
• Use of technology
• Promises to voters
• Flexibility
• Hitler the superman
• Weakness of opposition

3. Propaganda
LO: Describe the
various methods
Hitler and the
Nazi party used
to gain support
Josef Goebbels
Reich Minister of Public
Enlightenment and
Propaganda

4. Propaganda
LO: Describe the
various methods
Hitler and the
Nazi party used
to gain support

5. Effectiveness of Nazi
Methods
'Hitler’s use of propaganda was the most
important reason why he became
Chancellor in 1933.' How far do you agree with
this view? Explain your answer.
[10 Marks]
LO: Examine the
effectiveness of
the various
methods the
Nazi Party used
to gain power