How Hitler Became One of the Most Powerful Opponent of the W

The Impact of the great depression had a major effect on the Weimar republic. Loans and investment from the USA quickly stopped and repayments of loans, which America had given Germany over the past five years, were quickly demanded back. The number of bankruptcies increased, wages fell and unemployment rose. The German people blamed the Weimar republic and lost faith in them. They soon saw solution, which were being offered by political, left-wing extremists such as the Nazis.

The Nazi party was well organized and structured; this is shown in the way that the Nazi party distributed its propaganda during elections. In April 1930, Joseph Geobbels was put in charge of Nazi propaganda. He was in charge of a ‘propaganda machine’, which enabled th

The Nazis organised huge demonstrations and rallies, which showed off their organisation skills and expertise in propaganda. These rallies put into motion the idea of mass suggestion and the Nazis used all kinds of methods to achieve this, including uniforms, torches, music, salutes, flags, songs and anthems, and powerful, charismatic speeches, not only from Hitler but also from other leading personalities, ‘The intention was to create an atmosphere so emotional that all members of the crowd would succumb to the collective will’.

After the July elections in 1932 the Nazi party had gained even more votes, 13.7million and they had gained 230 seats in the Reichstag. Papen, the current chancellor of Germany was eager to keep the Nazis in the cabinet, but only in positions of limited power. The Nazi party was the biggest in the Reichstag so Papen did not want them as an opposition, especially after they were gaining more and more votes. Hitler didn’t want this and would only join the government if he were made chancellor. After the November elections of 1932 the Nazi party had lost 2million votes, which left them with only 196 seats in the Reichstag. Pap

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