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How Did Hitler Have Limits To Power

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The Nazi gain control of the German State in 1933, at the moment they must work to establish their power. Hitler and the party are working to gain as much power as the possibly can in the state. Their power evolved in different areas of the state that came together with Hitler and the Nazi Party, but it took different steps to get to that point. Certain events and individuals outside the party allow for power growth, but there are limits to power. These limits force the Nazis to think of different ways that they can maintain their power, and through their, these responses to limits grow their power and help it to evolve.
Hitler's ability to convince ‘the masses' of his authenticity allowed for the Nazis to get the votes necessary to gain …show more content…

Hitler told the people what they wanted, and made a promise through his ability as an outsider to help a desperate group of people. Convening ‘the masses' the only way Hitler could access those who truly held power: political elite. The Nazi expanded their power through force and propaganda, which allows them to take control of the Reichstag, however, it the political elite who gave Hitler and the Nazis a state because they held the support of ‘the masses'. The evolving nature of Nazi power starts with Hitler connection to those who hold that powerful political elite. The largest step for the Nazi was to gain hold of a state- in this case, the state was Germany. This means that to understand the power of Hitler it cannot simply be a study of him, rather it must be understood by that action of those around him. The political elite was looking for some who could be used for their own political gain to destroy that last bit of the ‘democracy' of the Weimer Republic. Those in business and the middle class were connected to Hitler deepen into 1933; this meant that they were not opposed to "the solution was a Nazi

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