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How Hitler came into power - Coggle Diagram
How Hitler came into power
Nazi campaigning
Soup kitchens helped to build support in poorer areas
Huge rallies, posters, and radio broadcasts
Rallies impressed people with their energy, enthusiasm and sheer size
Had support from big businesses
Movies, posters, art and literature are all used to further his ideologies and eliminate opposition or criticism.
Would drop policies when criticized
Relied on generalized slogans rather than detailed policies
Beliefs
Jews are the root of their suffering
Someone to blame
Jewish businesses close - less competetion
Deflects blame from policies and limits criticism
Master Aryan race
Current government failures
Current government unable to pull Germany out of the economic crisis
Current government unable to maintain law and order within the people
Current government underestimated Hitler and gave him too much power as they thought could control him.
Promises
All Germans - Reverse the terms of the Treaty Of Versailles
Farmers - Prices raised for farm products
Workers - New work from the construction of roads and public works
Middle class - End to communist threat + restore business profits
Threats of communism
Hitler took action while the current government did not
SA and SS were organized and showed "ideal traits" of a disciplined army
Helped hitler gain support from the masses
Impact of the Depression
Unemployed could join the army
The US couldn't lend any more money to Germany
Made weimar government look indecisive