Obviously Hitler’s image undoubtedly benefited in terms of advancing the Nazi policy. His status and popularly gradually enhances as he started to deliver successful outcome. After 1929, Germany was suffering economic catastrophic. The inflation and unemployed rate increased in perpendicular shape. Moreover, there were still debris around Berlin as a result of WW1 and uncountable debts in all around world. Therefore, I can say after 1918 most of Germans, especially the lower and middle classes were living in an abyss. Hitler was able to capitalize the Weimar’s failure into a success. His policy of cautious consolidation was intended to pull Germany through the remainder of the depression and strengthen its trading position and currency. The recovery of the economy after 1933 was projected to a grateful population. Therefore, his policy was more pragmatic considering that Brunning and Schacht only resulted of the measures applied with no outcome. Furthermore his revised foreign policy was compared with the much dogmatic and slower developments made by times of Stresemann and received applause for remilitarizing the Rhineland in 1936 and for taking over Austria and Czechoslovakia without the need for war. Accordingly Hitler’s popularly steadily increased because he was achieving what he had set out to do.
Perceptions of this success were sharpened because Hitler deliberately offered something unique that would satisfy and attract wide range of classes. Specific sectors of the population therefore had specific reasons for supporting Hitler. The middle class benefited from Nazi rule and remained a key factor in the support. They were fascinated by Hitler’s pragmatic economic and foreign policy. Also they resented the loss of income and saving due to the world economy and this led them to support Nazi’s anti-communism propaganda attract them. Those small businessmen and artisans who benefited from the economic revival worshipped Hitler, as did the new middle class or the salary-earning and white-collar sectors, who found opportunities within the increasing complex administration of the new Nazi Government. Besides, the move to a military base implies the end of the traditional focus of the economy and the use of Germany’s resources to strengthen the heavy industrial infrastructure and this would speed up the rearmament. This policy attracted the big business and industrialists. Lastly, women were attracted of opportunities for professional advancement and youth were systematically mobilized in support through the various branches of the Hitler youth and learnt the magnificent of Nazi Germany everyday in the classroom.
Ah the same time, there was always an undercurrent of opposition:
Firstly, oppositions from individual priests of the Catholic and Lutheran Churches. They opposed the regime’s anti-Christian and racial policies though there was no unity among Protestants.
Secondly, the young individual’s opposition of segregation of Jews. Resistance groups were found in Munich, Augsburg and Berlin.
Thirdly, the oppositions from the left wing including Social Democrats, Communists and trade unionist because Nazi’s ideology was against them.
Lastly, oppositions from the traditional conservative groups.
The opposition took a various forms, ranging from everyday dissent and grumbling and political resistance. However, at no stage, the Nazi regime ever seriously threatened and was ultimately destroyed by military defeat.
In conclusion, although there were several resistance and groups whom opposed Nazi and Hitler, it was insignificant. In fact the Hitler and Nazi’s appeal had an enormous impact, with gradually led to Germany’s revival. Therefore I believe excluding subtle population, most of German advocated his policy and government.
