Hitler's Rise to Power

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Hitler’s assumption of power on the 30th of January 1933 was seemingly due to the mass popularity of the Nazi party. However it was far off achieving the 50% majority it needed to put Hitler automatically in power. As well as popularity, backstairs intrigue and the short-sightedness of those in power enabled Hitler to become Chancellor. The weaknesses of Germany’s political leadership were fundamental to Hitler’s success. In some senses the popularity of the party only provided an opening, available for exploitation.

After Germany’s humiliating defeat in World War I, Germans had little faith in their government, and in the early 1930s following the stock market crash in New York, Germany was economically struggling . Millions of people were out of work due to the world wide catastrophe making it an opportune time for Hitler and the Nazis to rise into power. Hitler, who was a powerful and spellbinding speaker, attracted Germans desperate for change. He promised to make Germany a better country and promised the disenchanted, a better life. Nazis appealed especially to the youth, unemployed, and members of the lower to middle class. Hitler’s rise to power seemed instantaneous. Before the economic depression, Nazis were virtually unknown, winning less than 3 percent of the vote to the Reichstag, which was the German Parliament. However, in the 1924 elections, the Nazis won a whopping 33 percent of the votes which was more than any other party. In January of 1933, Hitler was appointed Chancellor, the head of German Government . The Germans were convinced that they had found a savior for the Nation. The timing of his rise made it very easy for Hitler to gain power in a democratic government because people were hopeless and wanted a fast solution to the deficit. He promised things like a stronger economy, prosperity, and anything that they desired . He focused on first getting noticed and then grew from there. He didn’t say anything but what the people wanted to hear. Getting the people of Germany to trust him was how he started to gain so much control. Unfortunately, Hitler’s charm and persuasion was not the sole reason why Hitler gained so much power in a democratic

On April 20, 1889, Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau Am Inn, Austria to Alois Hitler and Klara Pölzl. In the early days of Hitler’s life, he was an unrestrained and carefree child who lived a happy life. His mother was very caring and affectionate towards him while his father spent most of his time either at work or following his hobby of keeping bees. Hitler had an older brother named Alois Hitler Jr. and an older sister named Angela, and a few years after he was born his mom gave birth to another son named Edmund and another sister named Paula. After his father retired and Hitler started to go to school his life began to change. He was no longer able to live his previous carefree lifestyle and now his strict father was going to be watching

The statement is somewhat true, however, Hitler’s ascension to power was a result of a multitude of factors. The mistakes of his political opponents did play a role, as von Schleicher and the industrialists thought they could get Hitler elected and then tame him. Moreover, the division on the left of the political scale provided Hitler with the opportunity to seize power. However, Hitler’s ascension to power was also a result of the ability of his to tap into the resentment of the time, playing upon the feelings of political and social unrest. Finally, he and the entire party worked incredibly efficiently and effectively to gain popularity.

During the 1930’s Germany was at an all time low as the worldwide economic depression hit Germany hard. The confidence in Germany from the people was lacking due to the fresh memory of their defeat in World War I. This caused great need of a new leader, someone who could give the people change, and Adolf Hitler knew he could do just that. His rapid rise to power began when he started to promise things that intrigued the German people. He promised the hopeless and needy a better life, and promised opportunities that were exactly what the people needed. This caught the attention of so many young unemployed and middle class people. His party, known as the Nazi Party, won 33 percent of the votes in the 1932 elections. And by January 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor, which was the head of the German government. Germany started to feel like they might've found the leader they'd been so desperate for.

Economically, Mussolini and Hitler had the same goals, for their countries to be self-sufficient, and to eliminate the unemployment. These two dictators used their country’s failing

Hitler is known to be one of the most notorious world leaders of the 20th century. Hitler is responsible for starting World War II and the horrific genocide of the Holocaust. His persuasive form of speaking is what caused the German people to believe his deceiving lies on his rise to power. His childhood experiences and influences played a big role in his hatred towards foreigners and Jews, which caused him to be anti- Semite. Once in power he wanted to conquer the world and make it an Arian only population.

Even though Germany was left in a period of struggle and economic weakness after WW1, Adolf Hitler would take a stand by creating a party that would help refine the structure of the economy. This party, when abbreviated, was called Nazi, would also create harsh laws and unrelentless punishment. Due to the Nazi party’s quick growth, there was an immediate impact on lifestyle and politics for the people of Germany. The long term impact brought forth by the consequences or legacy of the Nazi party included a population decrease and an increase in deaths. To make both of these impacts, Hitler had to overcome many hard challenges.

Hitler rose to power after President Hindenburg's demise yielded him presidency in addition to the Chancellor role he already held. This made him the Fuhrer (Supreme Leader) with complete control of Germany. He took numerous political, social and economical measures to ensure his popularity amongst his people so as to prevent rebellion. He already in fact had some of these measures implemented way before Hindenburg's death in August 1934, when he was just Chancellor. These policies kept him in power until his death in 1945.

In the documentary that I watched I was amazed at the fact that at one point there were over 9 million Jews living in Europe before Hitler rose to power. However, by the end of World War II only 3 million Jews were left. Adolf Hitler began his rise during the Great Depression and was named Chancellor of Germany in 1933. During his time in control, Hitler blamed the Jewish people for being responsible of the economic crisis. In order to get everybody to have the same mindset he had, Hitler would despise Jews through the media such as newspapers and films. He also created the Nuremberg laws to locate all the Jews. These laws would classify you as a Jew if you came from three or four Jewish grandparents. Hitler did everything in his power to get

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The process of change in political systems in Germany throughout 1890-1990 stirs up many debates within historians. Supporters of the early Kaiserreich system suffered as each new regime followed; from the National Socialists policies to the denazification programme following the Second World War. The rise of Hitler and the Third Reich can be see as a key turning points as they had absolute power over the individual and responsibility was inferior to the state. The FRG and the GDR had both different political aims; however their efforts to remake political cultures shared similarities. Although the Second World War plays a large part in the formation of political systems in Germany, the divide between East and West Germany can be seen as

Hitler's Rise to Power In 1919 The Weimar Republic encountered harsh economic, social and political problems. After the new Democratic Republic signed the armistice it put Germany not only into an economic crisis, it also caused Ebert’s Republic to get off to an unpopular start. The new government were branded ‘The November Criminals’ even though they weren’t to be blamed, and were left little choice. Some people felt the government should be based on communism, and the Spartacist uprising in 1919 caused major political problems.

Lost Horizon was written between both world wars in 1933. In 1929 there was a Great Depression within North America and Europe. Stock markets had crashed and england started losing its empire. Although Canada was founded in 1867 and was self governing it was still a part of the british empire. Canada did gain total independence until 1931. With thousands of people losing their jobs and thousands already jobless not only in england but around the world there was a major economic crisis around the world. This helped Hitler as he began the rise in power where he promised that he would fix the German economy and return Germany to its former glory. 1933 was a pivotal moment as Adolf Hitler starts his rise into power as he was appointed as the Reich