Analyze the methods used and the circumstances which assisted in Hitlers rise to power

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Angela Moraa Nyauncho

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5.12.11

Analyze the methods used and the circumstances which assisted in Hitler’s rise to power

The Germans had undergone a very brutal outrageous cruel war which ended on November 20 1918. The war trigged economic crisis, such as the Wall street crash of October 1929, and it also led to disagreements in the Treaty of Versailles which led Germany to pay for most of the damages from the war. The damages the leaders, who were in charge of Germany in this period left a lot of German citizens stranded on the streets, being homeless, jobless and hungry. The Germans were devastated in what was happening. They felt the leaders, had no control and they felt the leaders were not listening to their thoughts, views and opinions. They were in need of a powerful leader who can stop the many crisis’s and develop the nations so that Germany, can become a powerful nation again. In 1922, a young man called Adolf Hitler, whom led the NSDAP also known as the Nazi party engaged in the electoral battles. His battle was a success. He used many successful tactful ways to come to power. In this paper we will analyze the methods used, and the circumstances which assisted in Hitler’s rise to power.

Hitler was a brilliant speaker and a good organizer and politician. He was a driven, unstable man, who believed he had been called by God to become dicator of Germany and rule the world. Most Germans might have given up on Germany’s future, on the other hand, Hitler’s determination, pride and self-belief persuaded people to believe in him. (Adolf Hitler-Why did the Weimar republic survive the crises of 1919- 1923- humanities worksheets)

Hitler used his ability and General skills as a method to rise to power because he knew that the German citizens were weak, and feared of what was going to happen to them in the future. He knew that the Germans could no longer bare the suffering that they had to face every day. He needed to be committed and focused when he addressed them. He had find ways to catch their attention so that he can rise to power. As a result the German’s drawn to his charisma, his remarkable willpower, tremendous energy and his, determination. The Germans knew that Hitler would be able to control and develop Germany so that it can go back to its normal state, and position in Europe.

The Treaty of Versailles, which was a peace settlement in which the Germans had no choice and were forced to sign after WW1, was an important reason why the Nazis came to power. The Germans were very angry over the Treaty of Versailles terms and conditions. Moreover, they were bitter towards the new Weimar government who signed the Treaty. This made them very unpopular and there was a lot of negative views against the government. Hitler knew this was an advantage for him to come to power. With his ability of persuasion he appealed and promised that the Nazis could ...

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Moreover, this was method which assisted, in Hitler’s rise of power. Hitler knew that the Germans were extremely devastated and furious of what the Weimar had agreed to in the Treaty of Versailles terms and conditions. They were furious because, the Weimar republics were one reason to why the Germans were suffering every day. Once the Nazi’s alleged that they could support the Germans, and get rid of the Treaty of Versailles the Germans could rely on the Nazi’s. Once the Germans were assured that Hitler could get rid of the Versailles this meant that, Hitler would have support and votes to being in power.

Another method used to assist in Hitler’s rise to power was the propaganda. The propaganda was method used to persuade and influence the public opinion through the use of media. In the years to Hitler rise to power, and during Adolf Hitler’s leadership in 1933-1945 he utilized this tactic to spread the message and to introduce their opinion of how Germany should be ruled, to the public to accept their beliefs and values. Hitler used the propaganda to bring himself to power. This was a success because Hitler came to power in January 1933, with the help of Dr. Joseph Goebels who was in charge of the propaganda. ("Nazi Propaganda." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. )

He manipulated the German people with many forms of propaganda, such as media (radio and press) By 1939 Germany had the highest national figure of radio ownership through Nazi party. Nazi influence also extended into film, music, literature and art. The NSDAP also known as the Nazi party had a newspaper called Völkischer Beobachter. The newspapers were always thoroughly prof-read by Nazi’s to make sure everything negative that was happening in German was as bias as possible. Along with the advertisements, there were mass rallies where Hitler addressed the audiences showing off his amazing public speaking skills. (Welch, Professor David. "BBC - History - World Wars: Nazi Propaganda.")

Hitler’s hatred towards Jews was terrifying. Hitler would say, quote “The Jews are our misfortune.” This meant that they were bad luck to the Germans. Adolf Hitler’s hatred for Jews began because he believed they “stole” victory from the country in the First World War. He wanted to kill the Jews, or affect them in anyway so that they can live a painful life. He believed once he was in power he knew that, he could destroy the Jewish culture. However, before he was a dictator, he had to convince the Germans. One way he convinced them is through, the propaganda. Firstly he had to create fear in the Germans. He created posters and slogans. The slogan “eternal Jews” that Hitler used had a picture/poster in November 1937 “showed the ‘typical outward feature’s” of a Jews who is considered to have Middle Eastern and Asiatic characteristics. ( “Welch, Professor David. "BBC - History - World Wars: Nazi Propaganda.”)The striking poster which was put in an exhibition in Munich contrasted Jewish individualism and ‘self-seeking’ with the Nazi ideas of a ‘people’s community.

This created enmity from the Jews towards the Germans. The Jews would attack the Germans, and this would create fear in the Germans. As a result, Hitlers plan worked, and the Germans felt their lives were at risk, especially their children because the Jews attacked the children.

He used the propaganda as a method to bring himself to power. The fear the Germans had towards the Jews had gotten into them. Hitler claimed if he came to power he could destroy the culture. This circumstance, of creating fear in the German citizen assisted in Hitlers rise to power. Hitler used the Jews and other sections of society as scapegoats, blaming all the problems on them. The Nazi’s used other Nazi propaganda tactics to bring Hitler to power. Most of the time impressive, at times unusual, and at time terrify. The Nazi understood the human psychology so it made it easier to persuade the German citizens who could support and vote for Hitler’s rise to power.

Hitler knew after the Wall Street of 1929 the US called in loans to Germany, and the German economy collapse. The number of unemployed increased, people were starving on streets. The Germans were finding people to blame and they could accept any extreme solution. Hitler knew this was another method of rising to power. The people were desperate, and they needed someone to help them in their struggles. This benefited the Nazis because the number of Nazi seats in the Reichstag rose from 12 in 1928 to 230 in July 1932. (How Did Hitler Rise to Power." The Q&A Wiki.)

This depression was a benefit for Hitler because for every problem the Nazi party had come up with an explanation or promise. He used this tactic. Sometimes, some of the explanations didn’t make sense. However, since the people were desperate, they just supported Hitler and that is one other reason to why Hitler rose to power.

Hitler also assured and promise to get rid of the hated Weimar government and replace it with a strong leader-Hitler. He promised to get people back to work on road building and public works, and a promise to deal with a communist take-over. This was a time of chaos (the depression) people chose to support Hitler because he was disciplined and his promises on Germans were seen to be, ways to help Germany become a powerful nation once again. The Weimar government also helped Hitler's rise to power because they had a lot of weaknesses; it had many enemies

In November 1932, Hitler, in the Reichstag elections, the Nazi Party won 37.3% of the votes (230 seats) proving the Nazi party to be the most popular party. Hitler fortunately went into power because he was chosen by von Hindenberg because he had more popular support than the current Chancellor, von Papan.

From that result, it can be considered that Hitler used propaganda, in most cases and he used the weakness of the Weimar republic to rise into power. Hitler was a man who had abilities to persuade and convince them, that he can bring Germany to power. The Nazi’s were very sure of what they said and did, and they knew the human physiology. They knew what each German wanted to hear in the times of depression. He used many methods, such as propaganda, his personal appeal and ability, weakness of Weimar republic, the economic crisis and there were many circumstances which assisted in Hitler’s rise to power.

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