Economic and Political Issues that Helped Hitler Rise to Power

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In the following investigation, the following question will be addressed: In what ways did economic and political issues in Germany between 1922 and 1932 contribute to Hitler's rise to power? The scope of my research will fall between the years of 1922-1932, the start of Hitler’s attempt to run for office. A variety of primary and secondary sources will be used to answer the question. The bitterness caused upon the change of government systems in Germany will be analyzed, along with his childhood that all primarily drove Hitler to run for power. Then, the harsh effects World War I had on Germany along with the Great Depression that followed as a result will also be looked at. Finally, a conclusion will be reached. From the very beginning of the Weimar Republic established in Germany, it was destined to fail. The new change in government was new to the people of Germany and brought about a lot of unease and discomfort within the country. Not used to the new ruling style this new republic created, Germany remained vulnerable that could have called for the chance of many different parties at the time wanting to take over Germany. Not only were they used to being controlled or dictated in the start, suddenly being free from that can bring lots of confusion. No harsh government existed and neither was there a supreme leader to order people around. In the new democracy that existed with the Weimar Republic, rules were mainly up to the people and decided upon together as a community. The people, or the whole population, were the rulers of such a place now who had to decide on how to work together to make it work. Besides waking up every day getting screamed at by a dictator of what to do and how to do a certain thin... ... middle of paper ... ...in a desperate situation as Germany was would know a time like this was in no way time to get picky, therefore they had no remaining choice left but to accept the upcoming leader and hope he would deliver them from their misery. However, despite this situation, there are still more to come that would prove very behooving for Hitler’s rise. Works Cited http://www.johndclare.net/Weimar7.htm http://www.ithaca.edu/history/journal/papers/fa03Hitler.htm http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/hitler-adolf-hitler-rise-to-power.html http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/misc/68ujy5.htm http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwari/p/World-War-I.htm http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/weimar_impact_world_war_one.htm http://history1900s.about.com/cs/hitleradolf/p/hitler.htm

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