It was personality not circumstances which brought hitler to power
“It was personality and not circumstances that brought Hitler to power.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
From 1929 to 1933, Hitler’s rise to power was exponential. Many factors had helped him gain power in Germany; those included Hitler’s personality and of course, the political and economical issues that had arise during that period of time, helping him gain wide support. Although, both factors had helped and are significant to Hitler’s success, circumstance, compared to personality, had helped Hitler gain power, to a larger extent. Sub-thesis:
Despite the favorable circumstances, Hitler’s personality had also played a significant part in helping him come to power, during his early years running for seats in the reichstag. Without his personality, Hitler, probably would not have been able to gain wide support or allow the Nazis to be an established, recognized political party in Germany. His personality was a catalyst for the wide-gained success in 1932, which increased the votes from 2.7% in 1928 to 37% in 1932.
Details:
1) Part of Hitler’s personality was that he was a good public speaker. This helped him gain wide support and eventually lead to him gaining power in Germany, because his speeches were convincing and moving. The way he spoke, made him seem like a good and reliable leader. This was significant as he led people to put trust and rely on him.
2) He had a way of propelling people towards following his ideology. His determined personality drove him to believe so strongly in his ideology, even when it became unpopular as consequence of the downfall of the Nazi party after the Munich Putsch of 1923. He persisted in spreading his ideology, through convincing Nazi solders to get back together and reorganized the Nazi party so that it became a legitimate political party who ran for seats in the reichstag. Therefore, his personality had helped him gain supporters in his party as well as in the public, thus subsequently
From 1929 to 1933, Hitler’s rise to power was exponential. Many factors had helped him gain power in Germany; those included Hitler’s personality and of course, the political and economical issues that had arise during that period of time, helping him gain wide support. Although, both factors had helped and are significant to Hitler’s success, circumstance, compared to personality, had helped Hitler gain power, to a larger extent. Sub-thesis:
Despite the favorable circumstances, Hitler’s personality had also played a significant part in helping him come to power, during his early years running for seats in the reichstag. Without his personality, Hitler, probably would not have been able to gain wide support or allow the Nazis to be an established, recognized political party in Germany. His personality was a catalyst for the wide-gained success in 1932, which increased the votes from 2.7% in 1928 to 37% in 1932.
Details:
1) Part of Hitler’s personality was that he was a good public speaker. This helped him gain wide support and eventually lead to him gaining power in Germany, because his speeches were convincing and moving. The way he spoke, made him seem like a good and reliable leader. This was significant as he led people to put trust and rely on him.
2) He had a way of propelling people towards following his ideology. His determined personality drove him to believe so strongly in his ideology, even when it became unpopular as consequence of the downfall of the Nazi party after the Munich Putsch of 1923. He persisted in spreading his ideology, through convincing Nazi solders to get back together and reorganized the Nazi party so that it became a legitimate political party who ran for seats in the reichstag. Therefore, his personality had helped him gain supporters in his party as well as in the public, thus subsequently