How Was Hitler Able To Gain Followers In Germany

Many people question how Adolf Hitler was able to gain followers for his horrifying plan to wipe the Jewish race off of the planet. There are many ways and strategies that could be accredited for Hitler’s success in gaining such a following in Germany and the outside world. Adolf Hitler used many forms of propaganda as well as deception and his persuading appeal as his main tactics to gain followers in Germany. Hitler used the goal of returning Germany to its former glory as a central idea to gain a following in Germany. Adolf Hitler wanted to make Germany seem like a perfect and organized country after their embarrassment in World War I. His plan was to make a promise of “national renewal” and get the country out of the depression they

Using his German pride and his character, Hitler was able to gain followers in Germany. Dr. Joseph Goebbels, the minster of propaganda in Germany from 1933 to 1945, said that Hitler could “express things so clearly, logically, and directly that listeners are convinced that that is what they have always thought themselves.”(Houle 1). Hitler was also described as a “…powerful and spellbinding speaker who attracted a wide following of Germans desperate for change.”(Hitler 1). Hitler used his mastery of convincing the German population in his speeches as a major way to make them believe that he was close to or had already fixed the economy and the country by ending the depression, therefore obtaining supporters. Hitler also promised to end the restrictions of Versailles, and then Germany would have a better military because they could increase their army size and have an air force. Another major way Hitler was able to gain followers, was by projecting his goals to the whole population of Germany. Adolf Hitler used the strategy of approaching the unemployed, young Germans, and lower middle class citizens because they had nothing to lose. One of Hitler’s main points made in his speeches was the idea of a “better life” and a “new and glorious Germany.”(Hitler 2). Another commonly used method by Hitler was instilling fear in the population by using fear tactics. Fear tactics were