Evaluating the View that the Depression Was the Main Reason Why Hitler Was Able to Become Chancellor By 1933

Evaluating the View that the Depression Was the Main Reason Why Hitler Was Able to Become Chancellor By 1933

The belief that the Great Depression was the main reason why Hitler

was able to become Chancellor by 1933 is an extremely controversial

suggestion as, there are many various propositions that may have had

an impact on Hitlers success by 1933. Throughout this essay I will be

exploring these factors in an attempt to define a justified answer in

regards to Hitlers success by 1933, and if the depression was infact

the main reason he was able to come into power. With the death of

Gustav Stresemann on 3rd October 1929, Germany had lost its most able

politician , and the Wall Street Crash that begun only days later on

29th October, put Germany in a terrible position. Hitler decided that

it was time he stepped in and took advantage of the situation, but was

it the great depression alone that gave him such an immense

opportunity?

[IMAGE] Before 1929, the German people had been promised the boom of

1924 would continue, meaning that Germany would grow to become more

stable and powerful. Therefore, when the depression happened, the

citizens realized that their expectations were not going to be met,

and understandably, many citizens became angry, bitter, and resentful.

This made the population politically unstable. When people are unhappy

with their situation they seek an alternative, and politically, the

only alternative was extremist parties…such as the Nazi Party.

Revolutions happen in times of desperation, and with the economic

depression causing 5.6 million people in Germany to be unemployed, one

could fairly argue that the situa...

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...success, for if Hitler had not proved

worthy (such as his precedes) he would have lost all favour. Hitler

did infact exploit the political crisi of Germany, by holding rallies,

and touring Germany with his promises for the economy, but one is lead

to believe that although Hitlers 'storm troopers' attacked stray

opposers, surely if the entire country of Germany was unhappy with

Hitlers points they could have removed him from power, as they did

once before. For this reason, it becomes clear that the depression was

not the main reason that Hitler became Chancellor in 1933, Hitler was

a very cunning but intelligent man, and at the time, society valued

him and his promises. It was infact Hitlers personal qualities, and

manipulation that allowed him to appeal to society, engage with them,

and become their Chancellor in 1933.