How Did Adolf Hitler Contribute To The Rise Of The Nazi Party

Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) the Nazi Party ruled Germany through totalitarian means from 1933 to 1945. Adolf Hitler joined the now named Nazi Party in 1919, at the time of founding he was but a frustrated army veteran, angry at Germany’s defeat in World War 1. He became its leader in 1921.The Nazi party was originally called the German Workers Party and then Nationalist Socialist German Workers before becoming known as it’s most famous name, the Nazi Party. The Nazi’s were dissatisfied with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the peace settlement that came about at the end of World War 1, thinking that the terms were unjust towards Germany as it required them to made many reparations and amendments. Throughout the 1920’s, Hitler gave many speeches about Germany’s unemployment, rapid inflation, rampant hunger and economic stagnation. His speeches spoke to young, disadvantaged Germans and The Nazi Party began to swell in size.
In 1933, he became chancellor of Germany and his Nazi government assumed dictatorial powers. In the same year, the Nazi’s opened their first concentration camp called Dachau. Dachau quickly became a death camp, leading thousands of Jews to their deaths through methods such as malnutrition, disease, overwork and mass execution. Also in 1933, Germany withdrew Germany from the League of Nations and began to rebuild his armies, far surpassing the limits put in place by the Treaty of