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Why Did Hitler Become Chancellor

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On 30th January 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany. There was some political scheming between the leaders which allowed Hitler to become the chancellor. There were factors that helped the Nazis and Hitler to become popular and rise to power. Some factors were long-term reasons such as Treaty of Versailles which indirectly helped Hitler to become chancellor because the Weimur Republic could not pay the reparations payment. The weakness of the Weimur Republic is another long-term reason, giving the Nazis opportunities to tak actions and persuade people to vote for them. Some were short-term reasons such as the Wall Street Crash which led to the Great Depression.

The Treaty of Versaille is one of the factors that helped Hitler to become the chacellor. The Germans thought the treaty was unfair, however they accepted the war guilt clause. At the end of 1922, no reparations had been paid by Germany which led to a terrible economic crisis caused by the occupation of the Ruhr, important industrial area, by French and Belgian troops. Germany started to print more money and it led to a hyper inflation. The inflation affected middle class people and they lost all their savings. The inflaton shows that the government was weak and could not demand with the situation. This was an important factor which teaches that Germnay needed a strong leader who disagreed with the treaty and would abolish it. Adolf Hitler was a goof leader who commanded respect. He was a great speaker and could control his audience. Most …show more content…

The plan failed as Hitler was sent to prison. In the prison, Hitler reflected the past and realised that he should change tactics and try to gain power without any armed force. The putsch gave Hitler some national recognition as he hoped. This was the first step of the rise of

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