... that many people were more willing to listen to extremist party's who called for its over throw. One of the more successful was the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler. October 1929 marked a worldwide slide into the "Great Depression" due to the famous Wall Street Crash in the United States. People were cast into poverty and deep misery, and began looking for a solution, any solution. ... At the same time Hitler was the leader if the seventh largest Reichstag party, with little premonition of coming in power in the near future; by 1933 ... to this worrying expression of faulty politics. Finall...

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... hear, easy answers to their problems. Hitler used this to his advantage by tricking the German people into believing his views. The Nazi party came to power almost entirely because of certain events. In 1929 the American Stock Market crashed, a powerful symbol of the growing depression. Germany was particularly badly affected, since Germany's economy was partly dependent on Americas prosperity ... and a large number of loans made by America to Germany were called back and the German economy crashed (Shirer 168-169). Since the German government suffered badly in the depression, the existi...

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... be true; it was. The United Sates faced the Great Depression. The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one which spread to virtually the entire industrialized world. The depression began in late 1929 and lasted for about a decade. Many factors played a role in bringing about the depression. The main cause for the Great Depression was the combination of the greatly unequal distribution of wealth throughout the 1920's, and the extensive stock market speculation that ... took place during the latter part ... ...

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... currency had become! utterly worthless. For the ordinary German people this was a disaster. It meant that money had to be carried in suitcases instead of wallets. A person could pay of an outstanding loan of thousands of Deutschmark but could not afford to buy one egg. In 1929, the German industry had been hit by the great world depression and by 1932 six million people were ... un-employed. In despair the German people turned to the numerous and varied political parties that come forth during this time of social upheaval who said they had answers ... to the complicated problems and qu...

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... weeks of treatment he began to regain his sight." With the return of his sight ended the depression and mental instability Professor Edmond Foster believed was caused by the blindness. At the time nothing was known about mustard gas and Hitler's recovery was remarkable. The doctor linked the histeria with blindness one effecting the other. Sight also caused Hitler to have hope again. ... ) A small grope attempting to spread nationalism to the workers. It later renamed itself the Nationalonialistiche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei ( National Socialist German Workers Party, Nazis) Hitler quickly r...

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... Paul Von Hindenburg. He almost beat Hitler, who gained 36.8% of the vote. The depression worsened, and violence in the street became common. In 1932 there were 6 million unemployed people in Germany. The President of Germany had responsibility for appointment of a chancellor, this man would run the government. That was the job that Hitler wanted and the only job he would take but, Hindenburg did not want anything ... ' pistol in 1931. Some people say she had been in love with him and he didn't feel the same about her. Others say she was pregnant and didn't want the truth to come out. Hit...

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... Paul Von Hindenburg. He almost beat Hitler, who gained 36.8% of the vote. The depression worsened, and violence in the street became common. In 1932 there were 6 million unemployed people in Germany. The President of Germany had responsibility for appointment of a chancellor, this man would run the government. That was the job that Hitler wanted and the only job he would take but, Hindenburg did not want anything ... ' pistol in 1931. Some people say she had been in love with him and he didn't feel the same about her. Others say she was pregnant and didn't want the truth to come out. Hit...

• Word Count: 3687
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School