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
Hitler persuaded people that this is the truth and that the people running Germany are the ones to blame for all of its problems. Hitler was a fantastic speaker, and captivated the crowds, once they were under his spell, he could make them believe whatever he wanted them to believe, this is another way Hitler gained support, he used his speaking skills to persuade people to believe him, and turn against the government in power.
Once in power Hitler quickly established himself as dictator. He started hauling off thousands of anti-Nazis to concentration camps. The economy, the media, and all cultural activities were brought under Nazi authority by making an individual’s livelihood dependent on their political loyalty. His desire was to establish German rule over Europe and other parts of the world. He realized that this would lead to a European conflict and so he started his plan to conquer Europe by invading Poland in 1939 and started World War ll . The war started off good for the Germans but once the United States entered the war they started to lose. As time passed, defeat became more certain, but Hitler refused to give up. Finally with all of Germany overrun by Allied
Hitler gained a lot of support over the years from German citizens giving him the power to do whatever he wanted without being stopped. He started to gain support when he became a speaker for the Nazis, spreading around false propaganda that the Germans believed. Even though his speeches were untrue his followers stayed with him and listened to anything he said. Those who disliked what Hitler would say or questioned his motives were executed. An
Hitler was in many ways a great leader and his influence on the German people was immense; he used his motivational and powerful speaking abilities to gain support and popularity. Hitler knew how to appeal to people's baser instincts and made use of their fears and insecurities. He could do that,
Hitler made government, law, and education appendages of National Socialism. After the death of Hindenburg in 1934, the chancellorship was united to the person of the Fuhrer. Hitler became the form of greeting, and a cult of Fuhrer worship was propagated. In 1938, with a carefully designed scandal, Hitler dismissed top Army Commanders, dividing their power between him and his faithful subordinates. As Hitler got ready for war, he replaced professional diplomats with Nazis. (High Beam Research, 2010). Many former disbelieves were converted by Hitler's diplomatic coups. He also played on the desire for peace and the fear of Communism with the bigger European states to achieve his expansionist goals. To stall retaliation, he claimed to be rectifying the Treaty of Versailles. Italy, in time became Germany's satellite. Hitler had Austrian chancellor Engelberg Dollfuss assassinated. (Answers Corporation, 2010).
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.
“Hitler soon emerged as a charismatic public speaker and began attracting new members with speeches blaming Jews and Marxists for Germany’s problems and espousing extreme nationalism and the concept of an Aryan ‘master race’.” (History.com Staff, 2009). Since Germany was in such a grave state many people backed him and his views up because it was their way out of their tough times. “In July 1921, he assumed leadership of the organization, which by then had been renamed the Nationalist Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party” (History.com Staff, 2009). His fiery, compelling speeches were key elements for his gain of power.
Hitler capitalized on Germany's feeling of having been wronged. The loud projection of his voice and emphasis really invoked a feeling of dedication among the audience, so many believed that he was the solution to the economic and political problems Germany faced. He told them they deserved their land back, that they hadn't deserved the unfair treatment they got, and that he would lead them back to greatness. He told Germans what they wanted to hear. He restored the spirits of many Germans were were depressed and angry from WW1 and the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler promised to improve the economy and make Germany just as powerful, if not more, as it used to be. This appealed to many Germans because they were suffering greatly and wanted out. The Germans hated the Jews and Hitler promised to get rid of them because they were blamed for losing WW1. His public speakings made his followers increase in numbers and the wealthy gave money and supported Hitler to run his propaganda and election campaigns. He promises Germany a better future by overturning the Treaty of
Germany’s defeat during World War 1 left the country with unstable government and uncertain people. Adolf Hitler was a man with confidence, charisma, and the ability to make friends and influence people. Hitler tried to establish a sense of community in the recovery and targeted young people, the unemployed, and members of the lower middle class. Hitler’s ability to gain followers and rise to power was a positive thing for Germany until he began using that power to convince others to take part in the Holocaust. Although Hitler was influential in the Holocaust, his intentions were to make Germany a better, brighter place. Hitler gained followers by spreading a message of hope in a positive way, substantially helped the German people out of an
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.
Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany in 1933 as a result of his own cunning skills and good fortune. However, the main reason he came to power is because of his skills as a leader, his excellent public speaking, his brilliant propaganda and, his promises to the German people and the organization of the Nazi party.
"Economic and political situations continued to deteriorate, and Hitler and the Nazis kept promising that they would bring economy recovery and national unity. Hitler also came to power by the breakdown of democratic government as early as May 1930"(McKay 983). Hitler also had a great skill as a politician. "He was a master of mass propaganda and psychology, he had written in Mein Kampt that the masses were the driving force of the most important changes in this world and were themselves driven by hysterical fanticism and not by knowledge"(McKay 984). As Hitler played the good guy in front of the citizens his back- door politics were dirty enough to bring him to power. On January 30, 1933, Hitler was legally appointed Chancller by
Hitler wasn’t popular in Germany at first and had to work hard to be noticed. The Great Depression affected many people’s lives in Germany, making them desperate for another leader. Hitler’s chance of becoming the new leader increased when he promised them a better life and a “new” Germany. When Hitler became the leader of Germany, he brought his Nazi party along with him. Many changes happened in Germany afterward. The Nazis put an end to a “Volk” community under Hitler’s power. The Nazis also put an end to trade unions and forced workers, employees, and employers into Nazi organizations. Hitler’s confidence grew very quickly as more people were forced under his power. People in Germany were strictly controlled by the Nazis. Some people believed Hitler’s leadership helped Germany more than anything. Even though some people thought that Hitler’s leadership made Germany better, there were so many negative impacts on Germany that people argued against that
Adolf was able to seize power quite easily because Germany was struggling mightily after WWI in trying to rebuild and pay off its debts. Hitler quickly put his plan into action getting rid of all other parties and managed to recover their economy making him increasingly popular. After repairing the German economy, Foreign policy became his greatest interest. He wanted to expand Germany eastward towards Poland, Ukraine and the U.S.S.R. To make his move east possible he had to get rid of the treaty of Versailles. To do this he campaigned across Europe and insisted that he was a man of peace that only wanted to remove the unfair sanctions that the treaty put upon them. With all of Germany supporting him and the allied powers thinking he was a peaceful man he was able to move forward with his radical plan for European domination.