The success of the Nazi Party was more to do with Hitler than any other factor- do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Georgie Noble

The success of the Nazi Party was more to do with Hitler than any other factor- do you agree or disagree with this statement?


Many people argue that the success of the Nazis was all down to Hitler. In this essay I will be looking at the reasons that they think this.

The main reason that Hitler was successful as the party leader of the Nazis, which  in turn made the Nazis popular, was his public speaking ability in front of large numbers of people.  He knew how to captivate his audience and make them hang on his every word, which is important when you are trying to get your message across to millions of people.  The Nazi policies he talked about also played a role in making the Nazis so successful; they talked about blaming the Weimar Government and the Treaty of Versailles. This appealed to many of the ordinary Germans especially after the depression of 1929.  The reason these policies made such an impact was Hitler’s ability to speak about them to thousands of people at a time making them attractive to all those listening.

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Propaganda was another big reason that the Nazis were successful in their own right.  They used simple messages, repeated over and over again to appeal to as many people as possible. The Nazis were clever because their slogans attracted all the different classes of Germany.  They attracted more people after the depression as there were over six million unemployed and Hitler told these people that he would try to help them.

The depression and the impact of it was probably the main reason that Hitler and the Nazi party came to power and were so successful. If ...

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