Outcome 2 - The Rise of Nazism
Many people cannot understand how Nazism could have been so widely accepted by German people. The policies presented by Hitler were shocking from the very start of his campaigning. The Nazi party promoted anti-Semitic attitudes and were obviously aiming to start another major war, but when considering the rise of the Nazis, you must take into account the situation faced by German citizens in the 1930's. The Wall Street Crash flung Germany's already shaky economy into chaos. This is when the popularity of the Nazi Party began to bloom. The Nazis offered disciple and solidarity in chaos, promised jobs to the six million unemployed, placed propaganda in many forms all around Germany, and provided groups of people to blame for Germany's misery - The Weimar Republic and the Jewish people.
Ordinary labourers and worker were hit extremely hard by the Great depression. Hyperinflation wiped out any saving they may have had, and the mass unemployment cost many millions their jobs. Families were left with nothing. Thousands of people moved into shanty town as they had no money to pay their rent. The Nazi party promised jobs building armaments and roads. The Nazis seemed to offer hope and a sense of stability, as a former Nazi Albert Speer observed in his book Inside the Third Reich, "[It was a] sight of discipline in a time of universal chaos, the impression of energy in an atmosphere of universal hopelessness." The Middle class also clung to Hitler's promise of order and stability. After a dramatic change to their lifestyle, many middle class citizens felt extremely bitter, and needed someone or something to direct their resentment towards. Hitler guided their anger towards the Weimar republic.
Many people cannot understand how Nazism could have been so widely accepted by German people. The policies presented by Hitler were shocking from the very start of his campaigning. The Nazi party promoted anti-Semitic attitudes and were obviously aiming to start another major war, but when considering the rise of the Nazis, you must take into account the situation faced by German citizens in the 1930's. The Wall Street Crash flung Germany's already shaky economy into chaos. This is when the popularity of the Nazi Party began to bloom. The Nazis offered disciple and solidarity in chaos, promised jobs to the six million unemployed, placed propaganda in many forms all around Germany, and provided groups of people to blame for Germany's misery - The Weimar Republic and the Jewish people.
Ordinary labourers and worker were hit extremely hard by the Great depression. Hyperinflation wiped out any saving they may have had, and the mass unemployment cost many millions their jobs. Families were left with nothing. Thousands of people moved into shanty town as they had no money to pay their rent. The Nazi party promised jobs building armaments and roads. The Nazis seemed to offer hope and a sense of stability, as a former Nazi Albert Speer observed in his book Inside the Third Reich, "[It was a] sight of discipline in a time of universal chaos, the impression of energy in an atmosphere of universal hopelessness." The Middle class also clung to Hitler's promise of order and stability. After a dramatic change to their lifestyle, many middle class citizens felt extremely bitter, and needed someone or something to direct their resentment towards. Hitler guided their anger towards the Weimar republic.