Hitler
The Rise of Adolf Hitler
Joanna Gnidziejko
CH 400
December 4, 2012
Her
After his failed Munich Putsch, which was a failed attempt at a revolution to overtake Munich in November 8th 1923, and his one-year imprisonment Adolf Hitler decided that the only way to overthrow the Weimar government and rise to power would be by democratic means. However, after his release from prison, the ambitious speaker found himself unable to seize power in a period of political stability and economic prosperity with the enactment of the Dawes Plan in 1924 and the Young Plan in 1929. Nevertheless, after the Wall Street Crash in 1929 the idea of Hitler as leader seemed more and more appealing to the German people. By manipulating the German people, promising them that he could return Germany to prosperity and make it better than ever before, and using his political abilities, Hitler was able to rise to power by being appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933.
In the 1928 elections, during a period of prosperity and stability, the NSDAP only got 12 seats in the Reichstag. However, in the elections of 1930 and 1932 (July), the Nazi Party got 107 and 230 seats respectively. It is clear that the worse the economic state of Germany was, the more seats the Nazis got,. During these two years, after the Wall Street Crash of 1929, when unemployment rates were quickly escalating, the small Nazi political group transformed into the largest and most powerful party in Germany. Finally, in the November elections of 1932, a period during which the first signs of economic recovery were apparent, Hitler and his Party obtained 196 seats, 46 seats fewer than the previous elections. This shows that without a doubt, the rise of Hitler was fueled by the financial problems and the desperation and hopelessness of the German people. In addition to this idea, according to the historian Robert Boyce, “the economic slump did not only bring about financial crisis,
Joanna Gnidziejko
CH 400
December 4, 2012
Her
After his failed Munich Putsch, which was a failed attempt at a revolution to overtake Munich in November 8th 1923, and his one-year imprisonment Adolf Hitler decided that the only way to overthrow the Weimar government and rise to power would be by democratic means. However, after his release from prison, the ambitious speaker found himself unable to seize power in a period of political stability and economic prosperity with the enactment of the Dawes Plan in 1924 and the Young Plan in 1929. Nevertheless, after the Wall Street Crash in 1929 the idea of Hitler as leader seemed more and more appealing to the German people. By manipulating the German people, promising them that he could return Germany to prosperity and make it better than ever before, and using his political abilities, Hitler was able to rise to power by being appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933.
In the 1928 elections, during a period of prosperity and stability, the NSDAP only got 12 seats in the Reichstag. However, in the elections of 1930 and 1932 (July), the Nazi Party got 107 and 230 seats respectively. It is clear that the worse the economic state of Germany was, the more seats the Nazis got,. During these two years, after the Wall Street Crash of 1929, when unemployment rates were quickly escalating, the small Nazi political group transformed into the largest and most powerful party in Germany. Finally, in the November elections of 1932, a period during which the first signs of economic recovery were apparent, Hitler and his Party obtained 196 seats, 46 seats fewer than the previous elections. This shows that without a doubt, the rise of Hitler was fueled by the financial problems and the desperation and hopelessness of the German people. In addition to this idea, according to the historian Robert Boyce, “the economic slump did not only bring about financial crisis,
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