How was Hitler able to become chancellor by 1933?

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How was Hitler able to become chancellor by 1933?

Hitler was a charismatic and influential man with fantastic orator skills and the ability to bring energy and enthusiasm to his words. These skills helped him along his journey to the top because of the power they gave him. With his strong and forceful speeches he was able to sway people into his way of thinking, his motivational speeches attracted audiences and he gained many supporters at rallies.

The Nazi tactics were also very effective in gaining them support and finally aiding Hitler in becoming chancellor. They had an effective propaganda campaign, which consisted of leaflets, radio broadcasts and parades to raise support and awareness of the Nazi’s. They demonstrated violent treatment of their opposition. The SA was a brutal force who was employed to protect the Nazi’s and in doing this they suppressed and attacked the Communists and Socialists. They helped the Nazi’s success by eliminating any opposition. A very successful tactic they used which gained them more supporters but of a different status, was when they began to actively criticise the Weimar Government. They rekindled the fury over the November Criminals which would have attracted support from influential, important, German aristocracy and war leaders who felt betrayed by the November Criminals when they signed the Treaty of Versailles. The Nazi’s criticised the Weimar Constitution because it was one of the most democratic governments in Europe and they were more in favour of a strong central government which was like that of the Kaisser. These tactics were used by the Nazi’s to gain support and worked brilliantly. They were aimed to a wide range of people and this along with the change of the name to The National Socialist German Workers Party created a wide and varied following.

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The Weimar Government apart from being democratic and too left wing for the Nazi Party, had other reason to be scrutinised and criticised by the Nazi’s. Even though the Weimar Government offered all people regardless of class a vote and the right to a say, had stabilised the German economy and were beginning to rebuild Germany and the esteem of the people, they still had weaknesses. The System was so balanced that it was difficult for one group to govern alone for more than 3 months and this caused confusion and conflict when it can to the deciding of ...

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