How did SA street violence complement Nazi electoral politics?

By intimidating opponents and displaying Nazi power

The SA complemented Nazi electoral politics by creating pressure outside the polling booth. Its members marched, displayed uniforms and strength, disrupted opponents’ meetings and intimidated people who supported other parties. This atmosphere could make the Nazis appear powerful and could discourage opponents from campaigning freely. Elections were therefore supported by both propaganda and coercion rather than by peaceful debate alone.

Option B is correct because intimidation weakened opponents while public displays of force projected Nazi power. Option A is wrong: SA activity did not make campaigns completely peaceful. Option C is wrong because the SA helped Hitler’s political movement instead of keeping him outside politics. Option D is not the meaning of this relationship; Nazi participation in elections used, rather than simply separated from, the Weimar political system. Violence and electoral campaigning worked together.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Nazism and the Rise of Hitler. Topic: Hitler’s Rise to Power.