The Great Depression Provided A Political Opportunity For Hitler 's Leadership And Racially Motivated Ideology

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hitlerwas a complete asshole that killed loads of jews and thought it was fun to form the nazis Under Hitler 's leadership and racially motivated ideology, the Nazi regime was responsible for the genocide of at least 5.5 million Jews hitler shot himself and his fam,ily as britain marched on berlin After World War I, Hitler returned to Munich.[72] With no formal education or career prospects t the time of Hitler 's release from prison, politics in Germany had become less combative and the economy had improved, limiting Hitler 's opportunities for political agitation. The Great Depression provided a political opportunity for Hitler. Germans were ambivalent to the parliamentary republic, which faced strong challenges from right- and left-wing extremists. The moderate political parties were increasingly unable to stem the tide of extremism, and the German referendum of 1929 helped to elevate Nazi ideology.[120] The elections of September 1930 resulted in the break-up of a grand coalition and its replacement with a minority cabinet. Its leader, chancellor Heinrich Brüning of the Centre Party, governed through emergency decrees from President Paul von Hindenburg. Governance by decree would become the new norm and paved the way for authoritarian forms of government.[121] The NSDAP rose from obscurity to win 18.3 per cent of the vote and 107 parliamentary seats in the 1930 election, becoming the second-largest party in parliament.[122]

Hitler and NSDAP treasurer Franz Xaver

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