Hitler's Rise to Power
Looking back at the horrendous events that occurred during the Second
World War, many of the people effected or even not so effected often
ask the question
‘Who let a mad man like Hitler come into power?’ The answer is, no one
let him come into power, therefore it’s probably more accurate, to say
‘What enabled Hitler to come to power’
To answer this question, one must study the episode from 1918-1935
closely in order to understand the mood in post war Germany that would
make such a rash and ludicrous decision possible.
Of the many reasons that permitted Hitler to come to power, the core
reason was most probably The Economic Depression and this was due to
Germanys’ unexpected defeat in 1918.
Like most countries in post war period, whether defeated or
victorious, The economy is usually failing due to all the damage and
destruction to industries and the loss of life during the war.
However, Germany‘s economy failed considerably worse than expected.
A few years after war ended, German politicians forcefully signed the
Peace Treaties that had a terrible impact on Germany.
By signing the Treaty, Germany had agreed to accept its terms. Germany
had to loose all its colonies, disarm but most harsh of all it had to
pay reparations.
The reparation figure was £6600 million- an enormous amount, which the
Germans thought, was very unreasonable.
Nevertheless they had no choice but to pay it back to the allies. In
the first year payments were on time however by 1922, Germany fell
behind in payments, which caused the French to invade the Ruhr. The
German governments ordered the workers to go on stri...
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... role of one factor.
All the events lead to each other event eventually leading to Hitler‘s
dictatorship.
If the Treaty of Versailles hadn't been signed, Germany wouldn't have
gone into economic depression, Hitler wouldn't have gone ahead with
the Munich Putsch, he wouldn't have had a trial and been famous,
therefore he wouldn't have been able to show off his communication
skills, Hindenburg wouldn't have appointed him and he wouldn't have
been able to make the Enabling Act thus he wouldn't have been in
power.
If we try to remove one factor, the chain is broken and things would
have been so different.
I conclude bys saying that no factor has priority over another and
without all of the factors linked together, there's a great chance
that Hitler would have never been able to gain authority over Germany.
Adolf Hitler, easily one of the most influential people to have ever walked on the Earth. His rise to power also one of the most oppurtunistic seized to date. How did he achieve such a powerful control over Germany and its people? Through what you could call a series of unfortunate events.
Hitler and the Nazi Party's Total Control Over the Lives of German People from 1933-1945
build up a name for himself, as well as, to get to know people in high
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to reach he would have to do it legally, and so he decided to stand
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American colonies were lost. King George III, after the French and Indian War, had large
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defended its’ crown against British rule. This war had a great impact on the people of each country.
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In the year of 1933 Adolf Hitler seized the position of chancellor of Germany and this power that he received in January 30th is what shaped one of the most bloodlust dictatorships that this world has ever known. Hitler’s desire for power and victory made him one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen but it also made him one of the most cruel and heartless people known to mankind. But how did he do this, how did he become one of the greatest and cruellest dictators? Throughout this essay we will explore the long, short and immediate causes for Hitler’s sudden success.