SOURCE A E. Buller, Darkness over Germany, Longmans Green, 1941, p.108. For five years I remained unemployed and was broken in body and spirit and I learned how stupid were all my dreams in those hard days at university. I was not wanted by Germany, and certainly, if I was not wanted here, I was not wanted anywhere in the world… Just then I was introduced to Hitler. You won’t understand and I cannot explain either because I don’t know what happened, but life for me took on a tremendous new significance. After all Germany would rise again, after all I was wanted… I can only tell you that I cannot go back… Believe me I cannot face uncertainty and conflict again. No for me it is Hitler and the resurrection of Germany… I have chosen Hitler, leave me in peace with my choice. SOURCE B G. Greenwood, The Modern World, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1964, p. 516. Many Germans turned to the Nazis and selected from their policies what appealed to them. The Nazi movement was accepted by many because it seemed to provide the answer to personal and national frustration. The emotionalism and indeed irrationalism of the movement had strong appeal to those who were disillusioned by the decay of German society… the only solution was to be found in a strong leader… Appeal in particular was strong to the classes that saw their privileges threatened, ex-servicemen who had not been integrated into civilian life, to the young who saw little opportunity before them, and to the middle-class whose emotions Hitler could exploit with the skill of a master agitator. SOURCE C Ian Kershaw, ‘The Hitler Myth’ in History Today, November 1985. For the thirteen million Germans who voted Nazi in 1932, Hitler symbolised the various facets of Nazism which they found appealing. In his public portrayal, he was a man of the people, his humble origins emphasising the rejection of privilege and the sterile old order in favour of a new, vigorous, upwardly-mobile society built upon strength, merit and achievement. He was seen as strong, uncompromising, ruthless. He embodied the triumph of true Germanic values - courage, manliness, integrity, loyalty, devotion to the cause over decadence, corruption and effeminate weakness of Weimar society. Source Questions Study SOURCE A. Why did Hitler and the Nazis appeal to the author? The author conveniently shared the same feelings and motives between Hitler along with his sense of marginalism and humbleness he had faced Study SOURCE B. Identify any three reasons why the Nazi movement was accepted by many Germans. Study SOURCE C. What reasons does Kershaw provide for the appeal of Hitler