Discuss why Nazism become popular in Germany by 1930. 

In 1923, Hitler planned to seize control of Bavaria, march to Berlin and capture power. He failed, was arrested, tried for treason, and later released. The Nazis could not effectively mobilize popular support till the early 1930s. It was during the Great Depression that Nazism became a mass movement. After 1929, banks collapsed and businesses shut down, workers lost their jobs and the middle classes were threatened with destitution. In such a situation Nazi propaganda stirred hopes for a better future. In 1928, the Nazi party got not more than 2.6 percent votes in the Parliament. But by 1932, it had become the largest party with 37 percent votes.