How important was the use of violence in helping Hitler to become dictator

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How important was the use of violence in helping Hitler to become dictator in 1934?

         No one expected Hitler to rise to power. He had failed at just about everything he had undertaken until he discovered politics.  Eventually Hitler became chancellor in 1933 but becoming chancellor was not enough for Hitler he was determined to become dictator as quickly as possible to begin the Nazi revolution. Hitler went a long way into getting what he wanted and in august 1934 Hitler became Dictator in Germany.  Hitler had used many different tactics in order to become dictator most of which relied on his position in government, chance, persuasion and political violence. But was Hitler’s use of violence important in securing him the role of dictator? Or was it something else?

          During the years of 1933-1934 Hitler had taken control of Germany. There are many ways in which violence had succeeded in helping Hitler to become dictator. The use of violence became a way of life for Hitler and the Nazi party.

On 27th February 1933 a key event took place for Hitler and the Nazis, the Reichstag fire. It is believed that Hitler and the Nazi party planned the Reichstag fire and threatened the communists to admit responsibility for the fire; this incident gave Hitler the excuse he needed to ban the communists from the Reichstag.

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A Communist was framed for the bombing of the Reichstag; Hitler convinced people that the communists were trying to take power. Therefore he convinced the German government and the public to go against the communists.

The Nazis immediately banned them from taking part in the election. Hitler used the Reichstag fire to create a panic that made it easy for him to extend rule by decree. 

This shows that violence had been successful to Hitler as it enabled him to ban the communist, the party which had been a threat to the Nazis, Gaining himself more seats, power, and it ...

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