The great depression hit Germany in 1929 due to stock prices falling rapidly. This was brought on by the Wall Street Crash. Money became all but worthless as prices rose steeply. The Government was blamed for this; after all it was them who signed the Treaty of Versailles, causing the original economy issues. They did not have the money to help, nor the intelligence to fix the problem. This led to them dividing and coming to no solution. With their promise of action on unemployment, the Nazi grew in popularity. They began to blame Jewish bankers for the problems, …show more content…
The Nazis aimed to rebuild the army, navy and air force. They wanted to rearm Germany so that the country would be able to protect itself without having to rely heavily on outside help. Once more, this policy appears to be appealing to everyone: it would make sense that German citizens would want their country to be able to defend itself. The only issue is that this policy directly opposes the condition in the Treaty of Versailles that limits the size of the army, which could cause the other countries involved with the Treaty to take action. The policies were specifically designed to appeal to everyone. Men, women, children, the elderly, rich, poor, and even at some points to Communists: there was something to entice just about everyone into joining the party. While these policies seem like they would benefit everyone, they were very vague about the methods of achieving the goals. Because of this, the Nazis were able to persuade people to join them without giving them clear