Was the promise of employment the only reason for Hitler's popularity?

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Adolf Hitler was a manipulative and purely evil dictator who killed and hurt many innocent people in Germany, and eventually all over Europe.

But how did a man like this ever become so popular? How could a man like this sweep his country into something like this?

In January of 1933 Hitler was made Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi party were becoming more and more popular. But how was this happening? I think the main cause of Hitler's popularity and growing votes was because Germany was in such a bad state of depression, and so many people were unemployed. All the political parties, including the Communists, (who Hitler later got rid of,) were making promises to the Germans. The Nazi party was just one of these many parties promising employment for the people. The Germans were so desperate for employment and better conditions and were almost looking for a strong leader who they felt could help Germany out. And plus, when Hitler was made Chancellor unemployment went down. This, in my opinion, is mainly why Hitler was so popular. As unemployment rose, (at one point 17 million people were relying on dole money,) so did Nazi votes in election.

However, if every political party were making these great promises, (which the Germans probably had their doubts about but were so desperate,) then why did so many people favour Hitler and his Nazi's? Although I strongly believe unemployment was the main nationalist factor for Hitler's population, I think there is a lot more that helped him gain popularity than meets the eye.
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For example, The Nazi party was appealing. They had smart, convincing uniforms and propaganda. The party symbol was made of vibrant colours and posters/slogans made them look very powerful. People of Germany also read Hitler's book he wrote in prison and were soon swept away with his nazi ideas. Hitler had something that appealed to everyone, and therefore, if someone disliked a little bit of his vision, (Eg) racism, they would ignore it... they brushed off the bits they didn't agree with. I think some people were influenced, almost pulled in, by the whole Nazi propaganda and fancied ...

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