How did the world's most notorious man gain power in a democratic nation?

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How did the world’s most notorious man gain power in a democratic nation? So how did all of this promote Hitler into becoming the Fuhrer of Germany?First of all, Hitler had very strong views on the treaty. Even though he was Austrian, he loved Germany more than anything. Hitler hated the Treaty of Versailles and he often referred to the people who signed it as "November criminals" because the war had ended in November. He stirred up the German people by reminding them of parts of the treaty that they would not like and he promised that if he was elected he would refuse to abide by many terms in the treaty, such as the reparations, military restrictions, and the land which was "stolen" away from Germany. He knew that people in Germany felt bad from the depression, and so the majority of the population blamed their problems on the treaty, this caused many to turn towards Hitler, because he had been against the treaty right from the start. After becoming the leader of the Nazi party, he set his sights on overall power of Germany. He had very strong views on Germany being the Master race and thought that Germany was far superior to any other country. Hitler wanted Germany to stand up and be strong once more. He planned to do this by having a Third Reich. He said that Germany needed to reach out to all the German people in whatever country. He wanted to join up with Poland, the Sudetenland and Austria. If these three countries wouldn't agree to join with Hitler and Germany, Hitler would almost certainly invade and conquer them anyway. Hitler knew that this would be breaking the treaty, but he didn't care. He needed all the support he could get.During 1921 to 1923, the Nazi party grew as quite a lot of Germans agreed with Hitler's beliefs. Next on Hitler's list were the reparations that Germany were paying. This was causing massive economic problems in Germany. Unemployment was soaring, and money began to lose its value. Hitler promised that if he was elected he would get rid of unemployment in Germany. He said that Germany had to stop handing over money to enemy nations. By doing this he was breaking the treaty yet again. Another problem was the military restrictions. The German army was unable to protect itself due to its small size and small budget. After 1923 the Nazi party hardly grew for the next 6 years, yet the Treaty of Versailles was still in force. This was thanks to the Treaty of Locarno and the Kellog pact, which brought peace throughout Europe. There simply was no need for a Nazi party in Germany when problems were beginning to sort out themselves. Although, you could say that the Treaty of Versailles did not have a long term affect on German politics, it was essential in getting the Nazi party going. What else was important was Hitler's determination to make sure that his party never gave in. It was without doubt that if there was no anger to fuel Hitler, in this case the Treaty of Versailles, he would never have come to power.(2) And (3) Long and short-term causes which contributed to Hitler's rise, including the importance of each cause.Preceding Hitler's rise to power, were a number of long and short-term causes, which affected the path, he took into power. Hitler needed a certain amount of points in parliament to get into power. All of these factors gained Hitler public support in one way or another. There is no doubt that each of the causes were very important to Hitler's rise, but was one more important than the other? The answer is that they were all as important as each other. You could say that one cause was more significant than another like the enabling law for example, nut could you say that without one less significant cause, would Hitler been just as popular. Let me give you a clearer example. The Munich Putsch was a significant cause to Hitler's rise, but it is fair to say that if there was no Treaty of Versailles then there would never have been a rebellion. Another example is that if Papen and Hindenburg didn't put Hitler into power, there would never of been an enabling law. You could also say that if Hitler's oratory, personality and leadership skills weren't as good as they were Hitler wouldn't have got anywhere in life, nowhere near to becoming the leader of Germany. This is why each cause is as important as each other. Without even one of them, Hitler may not have gone down in history as he notoriously did.The Munich PutschAs the Nazi party grew,
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Hitler began to unite with other small political groups against the communists. This would get Hitler enough support to automatically put him into power. The storm troopers he controlled were used to break up Trade Unions meetings and marches, but when he tried to do this on a large scale, on May day 1923, the police were too strong for him and forced him to back down. Hitler's plan was organised at the Munich Beer Hall with three members of the Bavarian regional government. Hitler tried to persuade them to help him in a revolution against the National Government. However ...

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