Humanities
December 3rd 2010
The Methods and Circumstances of Hitler’s Rise to Power
After Germany’s defeat in the First World War. Germany were forced to sign a treaty called the Treaty of Versailles that limited Germany’s power extensively. The treaty stated penalties such as the loss of German soil, a great minimization of Germany’s army and navy and of course Germany was forced to pay for the reparations of the destruction they had caused in the war. This penalty left Germany in a terrible state and caused a depression through out the entire country. Money became worthless due to inflation and millions of German people were un-employed. Many German’s hated the weimar constitution and blamed them for all the problems in Germany, specifically Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler (who actually attended military service in The Great War) was disappointed with what Germany had become and vowed to change it, to make a better Germany and rise to power which he later did. Adolf Hitler used a various of different methods that caused him to rise to power and change the issues of his country. After the end of the First World War the beginning of Germany’s depression. Adolf Hitler returned to Munich. He was still however, working for the German army. Due to his good public speaking skills, he was given the job to check up on the new flourishing and up coming political parties and counter their propaganda. On 1919 however, Hitler was sent to a small meeting of the German Workers Party and blatantly agreed to many of the groups ideas and desires. These people, like Hitler himself wanted to make a better Germany. Hitler later joined the group and worked as a propagandist. Hitlers secret talent for public speaking was a great advantage to his cause as he later became head spokesman of the political party which was renamed to the National Socialist Workers Party. (Nazi party). Hitler became leader of the party in 1920. During Hitler’s leadership, he changed the