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Discuss The Causes Of Hitler's Rise To Power

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The Treaty of Versailles was the Treaty signed by Germany, France, Britain, and the USA in 1919 on June 28th. The “Big Three” all had their personal aggressions towards Germany and as a result the Treaty was rather harsh. The Treaty of Versailles was significant to some extent to Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 because it left the people of Germany vulnerable and confused which made Hitler’s extreme ideas easier to appeal to. Economically, it left Germany’s economy in tatters due to the reparations. Socially, there was the war guilt clause which caused an outrage amongst the German people. However it was not the main thing that triggered or resulted in Hitler’s rise to power as there were several other contributing factors that lead to Hitler’s …show more content…

Politically, there was in ineffective constitution under the Weimar Republic. The Weimar Republic was Germany’s first ever democracy, this lead to creating a system out of balance. Power was either too thinly spread or too concentrated. President Paul Von Hindenburg had access to Article 48 which stated that he could rule by decree and pass any laws in any given emergency situation. There were also many anti-democratic elements which included the Spartacist revolt and the Kapp Putsch. One of the left-winged groups was a Communist group called the Spartacists. They were lead by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht (Walsh, 140). They argued strongly against Eberts democratic government and believed that Germany should be ruled by worker’s councils or soviets. In early 1919 they launched a bid for power, joined with rebel soldiers and sailors, they set up Soviets in several towns. Ebert then made an agreement with the commanders of the army and the Freikorps to shut the rebellion down. The Kapp Putsch was a threat from the right-wing and took place on the 20th of March in 1920 and was lead by Wolfgang Kapp. Kapp lead 5000 Freikorps (anti communist ex-soldiers) into Berlin which was a direct threat to the Weimar government. The army then refused to fire on the Freikorps and it seemed like Ebert’s government was going to fail however the people then went on strike and everything came to a halt. After …show more content…

Joseph Goebbels was hired by Hitler to help him win support for the Nazis through propaganda (Propaganda in Nazi Germany).Joseph Goebbels was excellent at propaganda and had the official title of Mister Propaganda and National Enlightenment. Hitler gave him two main tasks which was to make sure that the German people did not view anything that would be harmful to the Nazi party and that the views of the Nazi party were put forward to the most greatest extent. As a result of these two aims, the Nazi propaganda was extremely significant to Hitler’s rise to power as it gave him the means to convey his ideologies in the best way possible. Nazi Germany introduced the idea of censorship due to Goebbels setting up the Reich Chamber of Commerce. This organisation settled the art, literature, newspapers e.t.c. to ensure that everyone thought in a decent way that wasn’t a threat to the Nazi party. This meant that the Nazi party only let you hear and see what they wanted you to hear and see. Goebbels also organised mass rallies where Hitler presented amazing speeches with his flair as a brilliant speaker. This is a quote from Goebbels talking about propaganda: “The essence of propaganda consists in winning people over to an idea so sincerely, so vitally, that in the end they succumb to it and utterly can never escape from it.” (Propaganda in Nazi Germany). This quote highlights

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Propaganda played a huge role in bringing Hitler to power and the Nazis. Joseph Goebbels the propaganda and enlightenment minister was a huge military general in WWII. In 1926 he was appointed party district leader in Berlin. Hitler had appointed Goebbels minister of propaganda and enlightenment when he came to power. Goebbel was in charge of most public entertainment including, newspapers, magazines, books, music, films, stage plays, radio programs, and fine arts.

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Although Hitler was not behind the intricate propaganda that was fed to the Germans; in 1929, Hitler chose Paul Joseph Goebbels to control the media in Germany (“How Did the Nazis Use Propaganda”). Goebbels became the Minister of Propaganda and Public Information. His main goal was to build up Hitler’s public imagine and “Nazify the German Culture (“How Did the Nazis Use Propaganda”).” Goebbels even controlled the kind of books that the German’s read. Any books that did not glorify Hitler and the Nazi culture were burned.

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Not all germans followed Hitler’s rule because they had different beliefs or different morals some hated hitler so much they set organizations to fight back. Although Hitler was the fuhrer of Germany Aryan communists tended not to change their believes and follow Hitler which led to an interesting relationship between them. Many of the political enemies of nazis were put into concentration camps along with jews.(USHMM) “ Of the germans who opposed Hitler’s dictatorship, very few groups openly protested the nazi genocide against the jews.”(USHMM)

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"Hitler's Propaganda Machine."). Hitler's book “Mein Kampf” contained “a clear statement of Hitler’s goals”(Ronald M. Smelser) but also served as propaganda for his party and regime. Propaganda was an important tool for the Nazis to have because “they cleverly manipulated the fears and weaknesses of each group” which helped them consolidate even more power. By preying on the peoples fear through propaganda they turned to Hitler and the Nazi party to protect them. Nazi propaganda also made the state look stronger and moral while in actuality Hitler and the Nazis were not moral.

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Ebert believed that establishing a constitution and a free-election would calm the chaos and control the more radical groups. For Weitz, the Social Democrats, having never held power before, to organize a successful government needed the assistance of the radical majorities in government. This resulted in compromise between the Social Democrats, army officers, high-level bureaucrats, and capitalists. Weitz describes this compromise as the start of the Weimar Republic, but also what doomed it. He states, “In grips of panic.

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On the other hand, it has to be seen as a reflection of 'mentalities', value-systems, and socio-political structures which conditioned the acceptance of a 'Superman' image of political leadership. Ian Kershaw, “The Hitler Myth”, History Today, Volume 35 Issue 11 November 1985, http://www.historytoday.com/ian-kershaw/hitler-myth Source B: Hitler’s successful rise to power – and his charismatic leadership – was based on his rhetorical skills. Germans had to deal with the trauma of a lost war, the destruction of the old political system based on the Kaiser, the fear of a Communist revolution, a humiliating peace treaty. Hitler was thus preaching to people who were desperate. He structured his early speeches to produce an emotional response.

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According to the BBC’s website Bitesize, “Josef Goebbels controlled the propaganda ministry, which aimed to brainwash people into obeying the Nazis and idolising Hitler” (BBC’s Bitesize). Adolf Hitler used propaganda very often to persuade the citizens to follow him and his Nazi army. In addition, the Councils in Anthem, brainwashed the citizens to believe that the outside world is forbidden and dangerous. As Ayn Rand noted, “Beyond the ravine there is a plain, and beyond the plain there lies the Uncharted Forest, about which men must not think,” (Rand 30).

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Notably, one of these conditions was the exclusion of Jewish athletes from the German team. This discriminatory policy was reflective of the pervasive anti-Semitic ideology propagated by the Nazi regime. Furthermore, Hitler commissioned the construction of a grand new stadium, which served as a key element of his propaganda machinery, designed to awe and impress international visitors. Joseph Goebbels, as the minister of propaganda, worked tirelessly to shape Germany's image in the eyes of the international community. His primary objective was to present Germany as an appealing and innocuous nation, concealing the atrocities and human rights abuses perpetrated by the Nazi regime.

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Hitler’s opinion on propaganda is described in his book Mein Kampf “Its task is not to make an objective study of the truth, in so far as it favors the enemy, and then set it before the masses with academic fairness; its task is to serve our own right, always and unflinchingly”. Goebbels was appointed to be the head of propaganda.

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Hitler was known for his oratorical skills, exaggerated ye entrancing body language and this worked excellently as Nazi’s propaganda scheme. He knew who should targeted specific groups of society with different slogans and policies to win their support and this worked extremely well by brainwashing. The people should be able to hear Hitler. Loud speakers were put up in streets so that people could not avoid any speeches by the Fuhrer (Source G) and a podium was put up so all could hear Hitler’s

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The Nazi use of propaganda to spread their ideas was very effective. Their message was very simple – Germany’s problems could be blamed on the Jews, other racially inferior groups, the Communists and leading politicians of the Weimar Republic. Hitler was the main voice of the Nazi Party. He travelled all round the country – often by aeroplane – making speeches, and these were reported in 120 daily and weekly Nazi newspapers. These papers were read by hundreds of thousands of Germans.

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Some books contained racism and abolishing the treaty of Versailles and dreaming about the large Germany again. Actually many people read those books and they started to support Hitler. Also, For Hitler to rise to power, he would have to use legal and constitutional methods, not violence. Therefore, he organized the propaganda and Merges with other right wing parties.

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The Weimar Republic was repeatedly slandered for the economic condition of the country to the point of blame. For example, according to itech.edu, “Hitler often spoke about the “treasonous” attitude of the Weimar government with its policies of fulfilling the treaty’s terms.” Another famous example is Kristallnacht, which was the mass destruction of Jewish synagogues and shop windows in 1938, which “had erupted as a spontaneous outburst of public sentiment in response to the assassination of Ernst vom Rath... Vom Rath was a German embassy official stationed in Paris. Herschel Grynszpan, a 17-year-old Polish Jew, had shot the diplomat on November 7, 1938.”

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Joseph Goebbels adored Hitler so much and did everything possible to make Hitler content. Use of propaganda

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After the defeat of Germany in World War One and a day after the Kaiser was forced to abdicate and sent to Belgium, the Weimar republic was born. (10 November 1918). The republic was a democracy-based constitution thought as an emergency solution, set up to alleviate the effects of World War One on the German population. The republic although failed to do so and after the Allies imposed the Treaty of Versailles on Germany, and the republic was forced to sign it, the majority of the German population, who wasn’t exactly thrilled about this new democratic based republic, felt betrayed and angered at the Weimar Republic. It wasn’t exactly the best start for the republic and many Germans will hold this grudge till 1933 and over.

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