Analyze the methods used and the conditions which helped in the rise to power of one ruler of a single-party state:

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Daniel Longo

History 11th HL

Ms. McPhylemy

Analyze the methods used and the conditions which helped in the rise to power of one ruler of a single-party state:

        The most important and relevant Single Party State in history is the german national socialist party, denominated by it’s leader, Adolf Hitler, as the Nazi party.  

Thanks to a number of different circumstances and well thought strategies, Adolf Hitler was able to successfully gain power of Germany in a legal manner, thus providing prosperity to his nation, and committing unthinkable crimes.  

Hitler had very clear ideas on how he was going to accomplish his goal, he made great use of propaganda, eliminated the opposition and created his own image to create support and trust of German people, who, during the crisis, saw him as the only savior; once he was able to gain power in a legal manner, Hitler focused on consolidating it trough the Reichstag fire, Enabling Laws and the Night of the Long Knives. In addition to the Great depression, the anger fed by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the failure of the Weimar republic, Hitler has to appoint much of his success to the death of Hindenburg which caused the German citizens to choose him as a leader in the absence of a valid alternative.

                

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        Adolf Hitler began to express his thoughts by engaging in public speeches at national socialist groups, convincing people that the enemy were Jews and Comunists.   This allowed him to quickly discover his greatest skill- persuasion.   His speaking skills were able to persuade listeners into thinking what he thought.  

As his name became more and more famous, Hitler creates his image; he designs his own symbol- the swastika and cuts back his mustache to acquire a distinct look which people would remember.   Such change made Hitler’s name even more popular among Germans which saw his posters displaying ...

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