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Political Factors That Influenced People Into Voting Nazi

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“THE RISE OF FASCISM IN GERMANY (1919-1939) ONLY RESULTED IN HARDSHIP FOR THE GERMAN PEOPLE.” - ANALYTICAL HISTORICAL ESSAY
Introduction:
The time of 1919 to 1939 was a specific post war period after the great depression where certain right-wing parties dominated indoctrinating their fascist and nationalistic ideals on the German people. The rise of fascism in Germany 1919 – 1939, not only resulted in hardship but also in prosperity for some Germans. The topics that will be addressed and discussed further throughout the course of this essay include; the political factors that influenced people into voting Nazi, the economic factors that caused a fluctuating economy during this time period and the social aspects that affected society throughout that time period as well as the many benefits and hardships that were caused as a result.

Political Factors:
During the time of 1919-1939 the political factors of Nazi Germany that began to heavily influence the German people forcing them to vote Nazi, thus causing many hardships for some as well benefits for others. After first being elected to rule over Germany, Hitler and his Nazi’s used many techniques in order to persuade people to vote his way. An extreme example of this is the Reichstag Fire which occurred on the 27th Feb in 1933. On this occasion “the Nazis accused the communists of setting fire to the Reichstag [(the German parliament house)] and threatening to overthrow the state.” (K.J Mason, 2003) when in fact it

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