Which factors helped contribute to Hitler’s rise in power?

were backed by businessmen and major industrialists as well as

the middle classes suffering from depression).

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th of June 1919, it

consisted of five terms. Firstly, Germany had to accept

responsibility for starting the War. Secondly, Germany had to cut

down on her armed forces. Conscription was banned, she was

allowed up to only 100,000 men and she wasn't allowed any

submarines, armoured vehicles or aircraft. Thirdly, Germany had

to pay £6.6 billion in reparations to the Allies. Fourthly, Germany

was to lose all her overseas territories and colonies to British and

French mandates and finally, the League of Nations was to be set

up. These had long term affects on Germany. She suffered lack

of pride, loss off military might, economic depression(especially in

923) and the Ruhr was invaded in 1923 because she was falling

behind in reparations. The people lost faith in the Weimar

government.

Hitler used the Treaty, and those who signed it known as the

"November Criminals", to manipulate the German people into

supporting him, the Nazi party and their ideology

The Treaty created an instability which led to Hitler trying to seize

power in 1923 in the Munich Putsch, when the Nazis tried to get to

power by using force and the old war hero General Ludendorf. In

the short term it was bad the people didn't rise up to support him,

instead, him and other Nazis were tried for treason. However, the

Munich Putsch also had some long term consequences because

the whole episode brought Hitler to the attention of the people. His

imprisonment enabled him to write his ideas down in "Mein

Kampf". In his book, he believed that Germany had the right to

Lebensraum(more living space), he believed that Northern

European people he called Aryan were called the master race and

other people were inferior, he want to unite Austria and

Germany(Anschluss), he want to reverse the Treaty of Versailles

and he wanted to make Germany great. Hitler also realised that he

would have to gain power democratically.

One of the reasons why Hitler tried to seize power was due to

economic depression and the hyperinflation caused partly by

reparation payments of the Treaty of Versailles and the invasion of

the Ruhr. There were two main slumps in Germany's economy. In

923 there was hyperinflation, so Germany could pay back her

reparations. Hyperinflation happens when production can't keep

up with how much money there is, so the money keeps losing its

value. As a result, people were paid twice daily before the prices

went up again. Middle classed lost out because bank savings

became worthless, as did the German Mark. In 1929, the Wall

Street stock market crashed. After the boom years