From 2.6% to 37.4% — how the Great Depression gave Hitler his chance

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From 2.6% to 37.4% — how the Great Depression gave Hitler his chance

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In 1928, the Nazi Party was a fringe movement with barely 3% of the vote. By July 1932, it was the largest party in the Reichstag. The Great Depression destroyed the Weimar Republic's legitimacy and left millions unemployed, frightened, and willing to listen to radical solutions. This page explains who voted Nazi, why, and how Goebbels turned anger into electoral support.

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