How much does source D tell us about the rise of Hitler?
Source D might be a personal account of a German voter who states that he voted for the Nazi Party because he was worried that if he did not, the Communists would get in. Your answer would then be something like this: ‘Source D tells us quite a bit about the rise of Hitler. The man who wrote Source D was worried that if he did not vote Nazi, that Germany would be taken over by the Communists. This tells us that one of the main reasons Hitler gained power was because the Nazi Party managed to convince ordinary Germans that only their Party could save Germany from the Communists, a party whom many feared.’ However, source D does not give the complete picture of Hitler’s rise to power. (Here is where you bring in your own knowledge). It was not just the fear of Communism that led people to vote for the Nazis. For example, many people voted Nazi because Hitler promised to reverse the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles. The Great Depression and high levels of unemployment also meant th
