The Main Reason for Hitler and the Nazis Coming to Power

The Main Reason for Hitler and the Nazis Coming to Power

The economic problems helped Hitler come to power because in the USA

in 1929 the Wall Street crashed. This plummeted the USA into

depression and the effects were felt worldwide. This meant Germany had

to repay the money they owed which they didnÂ’t have which lead to

economic collapse in Germany. Businesses went bankrupt, workers were

laid off and unemployment rocketed were just a few of the problems the

Weimar government had to face. But they couldnÂ’t solve the problems.

Also, because Germany depended on US loans that had now been taken

away, they couldnÂ’t afford to pay reparations to the Allies so this

made direct action from the Government very hard. The Nazis, however,

were different. They believed that a stronger leader was needed, the

Treaty of Versailles should be destroyed, the unemployed should join

the army to build up GermanyÂ’s armaments and they would also use them

for public works such as building roads. There were also many others

and they were collectively called HitlerÂ’s twenty-five points. These

points appealed to all the citizens of Germany as many were scared of

communists. For example, the Middle-class were scared because they had

lost all of their savings and HitlerÂ’s points showed them security and

trust. In 1924 the Nazis had just 32 seats in the Government, whereas

in 1930 due to the fear of communism they had 107 seats and this

further increased in 1932 when they had 200 seats. So the link between

the economic problems and HitlerÂ’s rise to power was that he appeared

to the people to be a stronger leader and would pull Germany out of

depression. The depression showed Germans how weak the Weimar

Government was and that it was time for a change in leadership.

HitlerÂ’s skills and personality helped his rise to power because he

was a very good speaker. Under Joseph Goebbels organisation Hitler was

fantastic – persuasive, entertaining and engaging. He used techniques

during his rallies that were far ahead of his time like films, radio