Sunday, February 19, 2012

What Allowed Hitler to Gain Power?

There are a bunch of factors that allowed Hitler to gain power of Germany; the economic crises, the Reichstag fire, and a couple more things. Firstly, there was the Treaty of Versailles, which gave the Nazi party a goal that would catch the interest of the general population. What I mean is that Hitler could gain some following by saying that if the Germans voted for him, he would abolish the Treaty and bring Germany back to its former glory. Then, along came the hyperinflation crisis in 1923, which gave the Nazi party and even better political foothold, because they could say the same thing "vote for us and we'll fix the economy!" Next, in 1929, there was another, and even bigger economy crash, which gave Hitler even more leverage, because Germany was floundering, the Weimar government wasn't doing anything that was going to help the country out anytime soon, so the Germans were beginning to get mad at the Weimar government, and the Nazi's seemed to offer a quick way out. Then, when Hindenburg croaked, the current government had no choice but to appoint Hitler chancellor, so they did. And then came along the final nail in the coffin: the Reichstag was set alight. This gave Hitler a massive chance to gain complete power over Germany, so he blamed the fire on his biggest political enemy: the communists. Due to the fact that he was already Chancellor, the German people believed him and agreed with him, so they elected him to be Fürher of Germany, and he threw all the communists in jail. This marked the beginning of the end for the Jews.

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  1. I thought the vocabulary used in your blog was very impressive, it helped to express your thoughts and ideas on the topic. I found your thoughts on Hitlers actions very intriguing giving me a wider view on how Hitler rose to power. Overall I think you have written a very expressive piece of writing giving me a clear understanding of your view of the topic. Job well done! :3

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