How was Hitler able to create a one party state?

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Why was Hitler able to create a ‘One-Party’ State?

      The Third Reich of Germany came into power from 1933-1945. During this time, Germany was ruled by Adolf Hitler, and his infamous Nazi Party. At the time, the Nazi-Party was the sole party of Germany, and in this essay, I shall explore several factors showing how Hitler was able to become the sole ruler and dictator of the state.

The first factor I shall consider is that of the weakness of the Weimar Republic. The Weimar Republic was the ruling party before the Third Reich, and was a parliamentary democracy. At the time, the Weimar Republic had just succeeded Germany after the First World War, and had to take charge of her crumbling empire. The Weimar was faced with the aftermath of the war- and their first major problem- the Treaty of Versailles.

 Under the treaty, Germany had to pay huge reparations to Germany. The rulers of the Weimar signed the treaty, and this caused much animosity amongst the people, and caused them to hate and blame the new government for their current situation. This drove more people to support other Right-Wing groups, and people started to lose trust in the government. Due to this, when Hitler took over, it was very easy for him overthrow the already crumbling republic, and to change the mindset of the people to convince them that Germany - the Nazi way- was the way to success. The weakness of the Weimar Republic also links to my next point- the Economy of Germany at the time.

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After the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the USA called in its loans to Germany, and the whole German economy collapsed. Unemployment soared, and people grew hungry, desolate and desperate. In the midst of all this, Hitler arrived with the promise of “Work and Food”- the two things they needed most and offered them the stability that they so badly wanted. The main reason why the vast majority of Germans turned to Hitler was basically because he at the right time, at the right place, with the right message. The people were desperate, and Hitler was the answer. In 1928, ...

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