Extreme Nationalist, Hitler’s Rise into Power
In 1933, a widely known nationalist figure known as Adolf Hitler, rose into power as chancellor of Germany. Germany’s weak government and economic stability gave an enormous opportunity for a new leader to take control. With this control and power, Hitler and his party, the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or Nazi party for short, Hitler rapidly set up concentration camps, created the Gestapo, and began his massacre of 6 million Jews.
During the 1930s, the great depression had the Germanic people desperate for a new leader and economic turn. With a high unemployment rate and a weak political government system, known as the Weimar Republic, the German society had hope for someone who would take control of Germany as a “hero.” Adolf Hitler positioned himself as this “hero” and made appealing speeches, promising a new outlook on life with more opportunities for everyone. He told the other members of the Nazi party to make him the ruler or that he would never see them again. The Nazi (National Socialist German Workers) party was not known until after the economic downturn stuck throughout Germany. Moreover, the Nazi party won 33 percent of the votes, making Hitler the Chancellor of Germany.
After Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, he took his power within the government and transformed it into dictatorial power. The German parliament, known as the Reichstag, passed the Enabling Act. The Enabling Act gave Hitler the power to make and impose laws without any approval of the government. This act allowed him to do anything he pleased, legally. The Nazi Stormtroopers would beat up anyone who opposed to what Hitler had decl...
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...sed from Hitler’s laws and regulations. The SS had special duties within the SA unit, however, they were mainly known for protecting Hitler as a “bodyguard”. The Nazi party’s population and supporters grew in 1929 as it encouraged everyone to join, including women (by using the National Socialist Women’s League) and many young men from multiple universities and organizations.
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