During the interwar period, totalitarian leaders and their regimes were remarkably successful and gaining and holding power. One of the most successful totalitarian leaders was Adolf Hitler and the NAZI party. Hitler brought Germany out of the slump that they had been put in by the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler introduced new laws and policies that allowed the NAZI party to gain and hold power. Hitler combined terror and propaganda, with his new policies to turn the unsuspecting Germany into a totalitarian state. Along with the Hitler youth to ensure that the next generation would be loyal to the NAZI ideology.
In 1928 Hitler and the NAZI party got 2.6% of the votes (Pearson, 2013). Then in 1932 the NAZI party received 37.7% of the votes (Pearson, 2013). This was due to the NAZI campaign and propaganda. A quote from
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There were many different ways that the NAZIS did this. One way that they did this by getting rid of the competition and making Germany into a one party system. This occurred in 1933, on the 14th of July. The other way that Germany kept power was by using force and terror. Hitler enforced this power by using the SS and SA. The SS where Hitler’s personal body guards and the SA where used in the NAZI rallies and to protect political meetings from attacks (The role of the SA, 2011). One method that Hitler managed to keep power was the 1933 enabling act. The enabling act gave Hitler complete political control. The enabling act allowed Hitler to pass laws without the consent of the Reichstag. This gave Hitler the power to become a one party system by banning all other parties. “Never forget that everything that Hitler did was legal” (Martin Luther king, 1963). This quote shows that Hitler did nothing illegal. He won the right to the enabling act in a vote and he legally made Germany a one party system. Hitler was so successful in holding power because of the enabling
These are a few of the ways Hitler gained power over Germany. One way Hitler gained power in Germnay is from the Treaty of Versailles which was a document that punished Germany for WW1. According to Document 1 “The German Military forces shall be demobilized and reduced not to exceed 100,000 men. The German navy must not exceed 6 battleships, 6 light cruisers, 12 destroyers, 12 torpedo boats.
Adolf Hitler made many changes making Germany dystopian, such as creating a new government. Even though Hitler was thought to be Germany’s hero, he was dictator. He had controlled the country by having SS troops all over the country. He also killed anyone who did not agree with him or the Nazi Party. Before becoming the Leader of Germany, Adolf hitler had a vision for Germany that he thought would be great that would led them into utopia.
The major cause of Hitler’s political success was due to the tremendous amount of fear that people associated with him. The fear of Hitler is what forced the government to grant him the enabling act, which then lead to the rise of Natsism. President Paul Von Hindenburg thought of Hitler as a threat to their power, so as a tactic to suppress his authority, they thought by electing him into office and appointing him chancellor was enough for him to feel some sort of power and settle down. It gave Hitler a voice in the government and a say what goes on in decision making,so they assumed this would satisfied Hitler and keep him contained. They were wrong.
According to The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Nazi Party began its rise to power in 1930 when it gained 107 seats in the Reichstag, the German government. From there, the Nazi party grew, gaining 230 representatives by July 1932. Germany had recently fallen into a depression after the loss of World War One, which left them in a serious economic crisis. This paved the way
Hitler had power over everyone. Adolf Hitler gained his power by promising that he was going to end reparations, create a German empire and by breaking the Versailles Treaty. He also used a lot of propaganda to gain power. He developed a lot of hate towards Jewish people. Members of the Nazi organization were responsible for the Holocaust because they followed Hitler’s will and manipulated people.
Hitler promised revenge against those he claimed had done this to the German people. Hitler was able to use propaganda to motivate the German people to follow him. The citizens of Germany gladly gave Hitler control of their lives for the promise of security and wealth. Once incremental control was relinquished to Hitler, his government took large steps and then total control over German
Vo, Kayla Period 3 3/28/14 The Nazi Party’s Ascension to Power in Germany The signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 intended to bring worldwide peace after World War I and to penalize Germany for being responsible for the casualties that resulted. The penalty caused Germany to lose its pride, power, and nationalism, thus leaving the country in a helpless economic state and in an abyss. This poor condition after the Great War in 1918 caused citizens to have a strong will for change, which provided the perfect stage for political parties to rise in power. One political party in particular, the National Socialist German Worker's Party--otherwise known as the Nazi Party--captured the interest of the German public.
The law also gave himself complete power over new laws that he or other Nazi officials created with no way for any veto from other political groups. “Shortly after the bill became law, Joseph Goebbels wrote that Hitler now had full power to push Germany forward”(The Enabling Act, par. 7). This statement was true, because of the unlimited power Hitler could pass any anti-Jewish law he wished and could not be stopped by the Reichstag Deputies. In summary it is clear to see how Hitler's rise to power was not at all militarized or done through revolt, however it was a completely well organized assault first on politics in Germany that opened the door for the Nazi party to take power.
Lebensraum: The Hitler Youth, The League of German Girls, and more Photographer and author A.E. Samaan once said: “There was nothing conservative about Adolf Hitler. Hitler was an artist and a revolutionary at heart. He wanted to completely upend and remake German society.” Such words expertly capture Hitler’s essence. Not only did he want to redesign German life under his own vision, but he was prepared to create an empire that would reign for a thousand years.
INVESTIGATION Hitler officially became the undisputed leader of the party in 1933 after the law concerning the head of the state of the German Reich merged the positions of the president and the chancellor 1 . This, however, did not eradicate his reliance on subordinates to enact his “will”, and it is within this is where the notorious confusion in Nazi government lies, giving rise to the debate over the extent to which Hitler succeeded in creating a totalitarian government in that he exercised absolute control over all state institutions, subordinating all others to his authority2 .The historiography of this area is characterised by the debate between Intentionalists, who hold that the confusion within government was a tool of control used
In 1933, the SA had murdered an estimated 500 people. They used terror against their socialist and communist opponents, with thousands rounded up and imprisoned in make shift concentration camps. By 1934, the SA contained 3 million members, and was permitted to utilise its influence to forcefully oppress other parties, unrestricted by the police. The SA were important in intimidating many of Hitler’s rivals. Their effectiveness is seen during the election on March 5 1933, with the election having had a high turnout of 88 per cent.
Hitler’s Nazi Party took several steps in consolidating their hold on power in Germany from 1933-34. The effects of the Great Depression had a significant impact in creating an environment to facilitate the rise of Nazism, leading to the Nazi’s ability to take advantage of fortuitous events. Furthermore, The Reichstag Fire was a significant component which contributed to the start of a Nazi dictatorship. Following the fire, four thousand Communist officials were put under arrest along with other leading anti-Nazis. On February 28, 1933, the day after the fire, Hitler’s dictatorship began with the enactment of a decree of “The Reich President for the Protection of the People and the State”.
The Nazi Party was one of the most prominent political parties of the last century. This party was often credited with the start of WW1 and has many of its roots in anti-semitism and fanatic nationalism. The story of what the party did while in power is well known all over the world as their actions affected millions of people but how did they get to power? What was a big component in keeping them there?
Propaganda, terror and repression played a significant role in the Nazi regime. Hitler used each to supplement and complement each other with the main focus to make Hitler appear a strong, powerful and all-knowing man who was in favour of the Nazi vision of the ‘national community’. This all impacted the German people by preserving support for Nazism and ensuring that the community that didn 't agree with the Nazi regime would not be heard by any
The Nazi Party was a political party that came to power in 1933 and ended in 1945. Adolf Hitler was this political partys’ ruler who rose to power in 1933 by being elected Chancellor. Hitler had used his Nazi mindset to become a totalitarian ruler by making people his propaganda that society is corrupt and way past reform and that they needed him. Adolf Hitler was a totalitarian ruler who had a terrible belief that the Germans were a superior race above all, which is not at all true. Germans had allowed Hitlers’ party to be their government structure because Hitler had promised to solve their economic problems.