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Hitler's rise to power (hitler 's leadership abilities (Hitler'…
Hitler's rise to power
Political and economic circumstances
Post WW1 combined with great depression made the people demand for change , Weimar gvt took over in 1919
Weaknesses of the Weimar Government
Coalition government made it hard to pass laws seen as weak by the german people
article 48 easily exploited to suspend civil liberties -Hitler used it to seize power legally
Proportional representation lead to too many competing parties without a majority
Weak support - Opposition from both right and left wing
Left Wing
wanted more equality in society
influence by the bolshevik
1919 communist separatist rebellion
Right Wing
felt that Germany should not be solely responsible for the start of WW1
disagreeed with the terms of the treaty of versailles -reparation payments -military force -colonies taken from germany
wanted a strong army for territorial expansion
wanted dictatorial style of government
blamed politicians for not having enough courage to continue WW1 which is why they think they lost the war
Hyper inflation
150 trillion % increase in the price of everyday objects such as bread over 10 years ( 1913-1923)
Lead to loss of support for weimar gvt as savings were all wiped out
impact of great depression
by 1932 1/3 of the general population were unemployed
also resulted in political crisis because the coalitional government were unable to reach a decision on what course of action to take
president hindernberg used this time to use his emergency powers which made people angry , leading to a decline in support for parties with moderate opinions and instead lead to increased support for parties like the nazi party
hitler 's leadership abilities
nazi ideology
was popular because hitler put forth the idea that the nazi party was for germany only and that the nazi party would prioritise germany over all else
Hitler's promises
strong government
revive germany's former glory
overturn the unpopular treaty of versailles
Lebensraum, living space for the germans where he wanted ot expand into russia and poland
charisma and oratorical skils
True orator
a master at gauging the mood of the audience
had incredible energy ,making three to four speeches a day
prepared adn practced his speeches
Appeared sincere to the people
Beer hall speeches
started his speech calmly and logically
began to rant and rave when the audience got drunk
Made many speeches in bee r halls where people were at ease and easily swayed
addressed people 's concerns
Used the' November criminals ' communists and the jews as a scapegoat for germany's ills
Knew the concerns of the people