What do you know about Adolf Hitler? It is well known that Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party, the fascist dictator of Germany and that he was the cause of the Holocaust because of his hatred of Jews but what about this? What about his leadership over the German people, the significance of his leadership, and how he helped out Germany as a whole after the effects of World War 1 and the Treaty of Versailles? Adolf Hitler’s leadership was significant as he helped the Germans regain their nationality. He also had a hand in restoring the German economy that was crippled by the Weimar Republic and the Treaty of Versailles. How much of this did you really know? Did you know about the Treaty of Versailles before this or maybe that the German economy was utterly crippled after the first world war and the treaty aforementioned?
First of all, Hitler had a plan as to how he was going to restore the German economy but it was not to be done by his own hands but by another’s since he did not have enough experience in the field of economics. Hitler had hired two politicians/economists to work on restoring the economy and create new jobs for the German people because the Great Depression left many unemployed. One of those hired people was named Hjalmar Schacht, he was known for creating the Rentenmark, a new type of German currency that was subsequently created since the old Marks practically had no value due to hyperinflation which was solved due to his economic policies. He was most
Thesis Statement Hitlers rule in Nazi Germany set and example totalitarian rule when blew up when he adopted the Enabling Act in March 1933. The enabling act allowed Hitler to oversee anyone and do anything he wished upon Germany. The people of Germany seemed to follow Hitler and those who didn't were executed or punished with excessive force. Hitler became one of the biggest dictator's the world has ever seen. That led him to having Germany all to himself.
After the war, Germany’s economy took a plunge from debt imposed on them by the Treaty of Versailles. Desperate to get the country’s economy up again, the government produced a surplus of money which only lead to hyperinflation. Money became of lesser value than before the war, and eventually even bread cost a fortune to buy. Adolf Hitler soon came into the picture, vowing to relieve Germans of their economic struggles by proposing to raise prices of produce for local farmers to give them more money for necessities, also making up for losses incurred during the Great Depression. He also promoted the ideas of forming jobs to build public buildings, restore the profits of small business, and remove communism threats. Due to the Germans being in extreme financial stress, Hitler rapidly gained support. In Document 4, Heinrich Hauser stated that “unskilled young people, for the most part, who had been unable to find a place for themselves in any city or town in Germany, and who
In order to make Germany a great country Hitler stopped sending the money to other countries and gave it to the people in Germany. The money gave Germans jobs and food. This lead to anger other countries because Germany wasn’t paying their debt which layout a design for World War II. Germany was behind all the countries economically, socially and politically. They didn’t for a long time because of the negative impacts of World War
Although Hitler’s motives were more clear towards the end of World War II, Adolf did tackle the unemployment and stimulate Germany’s failing economy. Once Hitler became Chancellor of Germany on January 30th, 1933 The economic policy for Hitler’s regime involved large scale borrowing for public expenditures which created railroads, canals, and the Autobahnen or the German highway network. The result of Hitler’s economic policy was more effective against unemployment than any other country. By late 1935 , unemployment was almost eliminated and by 1936 high income was pulling up prices or making it possible to raise them. By the late 1930s Germany had full employment at stable prices. This was, in the industrial world, a unique achievement. Hitler was able to anticipate modern economic policy as well, he recognized that a rapid approach to full employment is only possible if it was combined with wage and price controls. A nation oppressed by economic fears would not fare well for Hitler’s endeavors. Two days after Hitler took office as Chancellor, Adolf addressed the nation by radio and had proclaimed that the new government would “achieve the great task of reorganizing our nation’s economy by means of two great four-year plans. The German farmer must be rescued to maintain the nation’s food supply and, in consequence, the nation’s vital foundation. The German worker will be saved from ruin with a concerted and all-embracing attack against unemployment.” Hitler continued to
Economically, Nazi Party had the absolute control over the society through spreading the danger of Communism. He said Communism caused turmoil, and communists sought to destroy Germany. The most influential profit comes from a partnership with Fascist, so he would be able to maintain his relationship with his supporters (wealthy people who don’t want communism because they don’t want to share) and to attract more people into Fascism. In his opinion, the main economic goal was efficiency not equality. By ensuring that the economy of Germany lied in his hand and asserting the severe consequence of communism, Hitler was able to seize the absolute power. Clyde Miller demonstrated the absolute economic and political control Hitler had over the society.
His priority was to rebuild the economy. He knew that people would follow him if he gave them a reason to believe in someone that would help them. At the time Germany didn’t have much of a choice, and having someone like Hitler who who promised to rebuild Germany and its economy was their best alternative. His specific intentions to reach the goal included, increasing employment, creating jobs through rearmament, and creating a self sufficient Germany. The entire economy was in a state of disarray when Hitler was elected chancellor. Unemployment was at six million during this time, and his promise was to make it better. Hitler succeeded, and the amount of unemployment dropped significantly to nearly 350,000 people. Unfortunately, Hitler made some questionable decisions which presented success to many, but not the Jews. Women did not count, because they were not accountable, or allowed to work. The unemployed were given choice; do whatever work is given to you by the government or be classed as “work-shy” and be put in a concentration camp along with the Jews. Part of why the number for unemployment dropped prodigiously because the Jews lost their citizenship in 1935, and therefore were not included in unemployment. Hitler and the Nazi party started the widespread persecution of the Jews. Jews were banned from all government jobs in teaching, banking, broadcasting, newspapers, and entertainment.
Superficially, Hitler's economic policies were extremely successful. He appeared to have virtually eradicated unemployment, something no democratic Western power was able to achieve in the 1930s and within three years of gaining office. Yet beneath the "economic miracle", as Ian Kershaw points out, Hitler was pursuing economic policies in those early years which could only lead to war or a loss of power. The reality was that Hitler understood little about economics and seemed to care even less. His aims were to create full employment without inflation, to make Germany self-sufficient and to create Wehrwirtschaft, a defence economy, but in pursuing these policies he created
It is a reasonable conclusion that to Hitler, the restoration of Germany and the damning of the Treaty of Versailles, specifically returning Germany’s right to be an equal in the world society, are linked. In a speech givin at Dusseldorf Hitler even went as far as promising to withdraw the signature that indicted Germany for starting World War One. Here Hitler also draws the comparison to returning German pride with reinstating the military heritage taken in the Treaty of Versailles. These pairings that Hitler chose to address shows the direct influence that Hitler felt the Treaty of Versailles had on weakening the German people and causing a separation from their heritage after 1919. These ideas of Hitler were not unfounded. He claimed in his speech at Munich 1922 that Germans were burdened at the end of World War I with an 8 million mark debt of their own, and the debt of the other allied countries, with similar sentiment in other speeches . The actual treaty confirms this by showing a 10+ billion mark reparations clause in section 232 right after the War Guilt Clause . A scholar by the name of Graham Darby claims that the treaty of Versailles is not the primary cause of the economic downturn and therefore not a primary influence on Hitler’s economic policy. The data however, points to one crucial fact that Mr. Darby neglects to mention in his article, the Dawes Plan. The Dawes plan was enacted during 1924 and
Hitler made many promises to the country of germany in order to come to power. The people of germany were looking for someone who can help fix all of the ongoing problems they were facing in germany. At the time they had lost faith in their governments abilities to take care of its citizens. Hitler believed he could help the people in germany and he promised them all relief. He also promised jobs for the unemployed and a market for the farmers goods. The people of germany
Hitler also brought his country out of an economic depression. The German depression was caused mainly by the Treaty of Versailles, and its detrimental economic impact on Germany. Basically, Germany was forced to pay for all damages caused by the First World War. Hitler’s policies that helped the German economy were part of his Third Reich. Hitler’s Third Reich led to one of the greatest expansions of industrial production and civil improvement in German history. This success was mainly due to the expansion of the military and the expansion of the money supply through deficit spending.
Nazi Party tried to build a totalitarian monopolistic economic system. Under this system, the development of economy was based on all-sided intervention from government and the investment of monopoly capital. During the rule of Hitler, the abolition of unemployment, the development of industry, the rise of production and the success of price control show the achievements of German economy. There are three main policies Hitler introduced. Firstly, to solve the unemployment, Hitler built a four-year program: 1. Provide public work for the unemployed including railway, highway and public utilities; 2. Expand the Wehrmacht; 3. Restrict technical innovation and replace machines with human workers; 4. Factories and other enterprises hire a large
Germany was in an economic depression when Hitler first took office, however during his first five years in power, Hitler attained economic success. The main reason that Hitler had been elected into office was due to the Great Depression in Germany. Citizens were looking for economic hope and looked upon Hitler to save their country’s economy. Adolf Hitler had a nationalistic view towards Germany and undoubtedly wanted to see his country prosper. Germans were inspired by his nationalism and charisma after a long period of the lost hope. (Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., 2012). However, it wouldn’t be easy trying to fix the economy; German unemployment was even worse than the United States during the depression. Even so, According to John Pike, between the years 1933 and 1937, unemployment dropped from six million to less than 1 million unemployed people. In the same time frame, national production and income doubled their original amount. Part of the reason for the decrease in unemployment was Hitler’s
Adolf Hitler was one of the 20th century's most powerful dictators. He was responsible for World War II and the death of millions. Hitler saw a nation in despair and used this as an opportunity to gain political power. He saw a nation of unemployed and hungry citizens and promised them economic prosperity in return for absolute power. Someone once said "The Nazis rose to power on the empty stomachs of the German people".
On April 20, 1889, a demon was brought into this world. His name was Adolf Hitler. He was born in the family quarters of the Pommer Inn in Braunau, a small city on the Austrian border. The child was unhealthy and his mother, Klara, worried that young Adolf would not survive. Klara provided much love and attention to her baby, which Adolf would later take advantage of to get what he wanted (Smith 50). Despite his self-centeredness, Adolf held a deep bond with his mother which united them throughout his childhood. On the other hand, Alois, Adolf’s father, failed to play an important role in Adolf’s development. Alois spent the majority of his time away from the customs station with his friends
Each difficult time led to him believing that he was standing up for the right thing. While Germany was left in a terrible depression from World War 1, their trade had been severely limited. Germany could not import or export goods. All their resources had been given to the War effort. This left Germany in a terrible way, dropping themselves from the rank of the second greatest economy. Germany began printing money at a large rate, leading to hyperinflation. Money, in turn, was worth little to nothing. Unemployment also reached record high levels. Approximately 6 million people were left unemployed. Hitler began to think like many of the racist organizations at the time, believing that the Jews were the sole reason for World War 1 and Germany’s economic