Why Did Hitler Become Chancellor

It is clear the Economic Depression in Germany after 1929 was mostly responsible for Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor in 1933; however there were also other major factors that contributed to his appointment. In summary the main reasons for Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor apart from the global Economic depression are the following: the strength, popularity and power of the Nazi Party, and the ineffectual leadership of the Weimar Republic. Next there is the sly political scheming of key individuals such as Von Papen, Hitler, Hindenburg and Von Schleicher. Finally there are other small causes such as the disruption of communism and the long-term impact of the Treaty of Versailles. All these other factors are evidence that the Economic Depression was not only to blame but evidence demonstrates it was undeniably the focal factor.

The Economic
First of all there is the idea of the temporary triangle; this is a cartoon made around the time shows in a peculiar fashion the idea that Hitler only became Chancellor because of the help of Von Papen and Hindenburg. After Von Papen had been replaced as Chancellor he thought that he could use and control Hitler and the Nazi’s because of their popularity in Germany. Of course Von Papen seriously underestimated Hitler and had no control at all; however his actions did benefit Hitler as he managed to persuade Hindenburg to make Hitler chancellor in the hope of his own power. An important fact to take out of this that is shown brilliantly in the temporary triangle was that Hitler was reliant on Von Papen and Hindenburg to get to power. Without the attempted scheming of Von Papen Hitler arguably would not have come to power. This is a major factor against the Economic Depression being solely to blame for Hitler’s rise to power as this is another major reason and is unrelated to the Depression