Hitler Appointment as Chancellor in 1933
On the 30th January 1933 Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany,
an event which led to the establishment of a Nazi dictatorship, and
was one of the major reasons why World War II broke out, which had far
reaching consequences that still affect us to this day. It also led to
a rein of monstrous acts of tyranny and genocide, that historians have
called 'the most appalling times in History.' But as Historian John
Snell asks, ' How was it possible for the Nazis to come to power in
one of the most civilised countries in Europe just fourteen years
after the country had thrown of its monarchical armour on the slag
heap of history and wrapped itself in the clothing of democratic
republicanism.' To answer this question we must look at where the
support for the Nazis came from, and what occurred to trigger this
reactionary change in politics.
The first thing I shall look at and the most stereotypical reason is
that the Germans are naturally a nationalistic race, who are used to
and enjoy militarism and authoritarianism. We can see this when we
look into their history as for hundreds of years they were ruled by an
autocratic Kaiser, and so would be knowledgeable to the dictatorship
of Hitler, that the Nazi party was offering. Many people that despised
the Weimar Republic, who supported the old Kaiser regime and wanted
the old Reich to be back in power, would have turned their support to
the NSDAP because it offered something closer to the Kaiser and away
from democracy. Also Nazism would appeal to people who shared similar
views to the Nazi party or people who strongly agreed with a specific
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...e most support at the time, and seemed the best
choice, but his support that let him run to be chancellor came from
not one specific group of powerful people, but from a large cross
section of the whole of Germany. Hitler's genius was seen in his
twenty-four points, as anyone could find something in them to relate
to, and so join and support the party. This was where the NSDAP's real
success was, that it could therefore claim to be the only party
cutting across the whole political spectrum, representing the
Volksgemeinschaft as a whole and overcoming class divisions. So with
some justification then the Nazis were the Volkspartei, and because of
that they became the biggest party in Germany with a third of the
electoral vote, securing Hitler's place as Chancellor and putting him
one step closer to his dictatorship goal.
part of the war effort for all the nations that took part in the second world war and its impact was
way to go. Really, the parties had no choice as to whether or not they
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The Fear of Socialism and the Rise to Power of the Nazis in Germany between 1919 and 1933
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was not allowed to put any defences or troops on the east bank of the
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