From being a poor unknown, Adolf Hitler rose to power and obtained chancellorship of Germany in 1933. At that time, Germany was already a broken country, drowning in multiple political problems. Hitler did not come to power by winning an election in the Reichstag and had rather obtained the position due to many mistakes and factors created mainly by others. The inadequacies of the Weimar Government, the increasing popularity and strengths of the Nazis, and the mistakes of President Hindenburg all played a major part in Hitler's rise to power.
From the very beginning of the Weimar Republic's creation, they faced innumerable problems causing the war-torn Germany to fall further into depression …show more content…
However, Hindenburg could see the advantages if the Nazis supported him and the country. As of such, he appointed von Papen as Chancellor, hoping he would take control of Hitler and his Nazis. In addition he attempted to tame Hitler by offering him the position of Vice Chancellor, but was only rejected. As a result, Hitler was outraged and had his Nazis storm out of the Reichstag whenever a vote was called. Causing great disturbance and decreased support from public, Hindenburg replaced von Papen with von Schleichler, hoping that he would gain more support for the Weimar Republic, but only “triggered a huger power struggle” (EssayInfo, 2010) for the Chancellorship position. Seizing the chance, von Papen and Hitler schemed against the government to have von Schleichler removed and Hitler replace him instead, with von Papen as Vice Chancellor. After multiple disrupted elections, von Schleichler resigned and with the persuasion of von Papen, Hitler was given the Chancellorship with Hindenburg thinking that he “could be controlled” (EssayInfo, 2010). This was ultimately proved wrong when Hitler overthrew the Weimar Government and appointed himself as the “Fuhrer” of