First of all, Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933 due to the political instability in Weimar government.
To reflect the situation, In 1929, Germany was hit severely by the Wall Street Crash when the America called back for its loans, and the total number of unemployed during January 1933 was 6,100,000. Although other political …show more content…
It was inevitable that German citizens’ lost confidence in Germany’s democratic system, this partly explains why they turned towards the Nazis, in particularly, Hitler became the Chancellor.
Moving on to the Nazis’ strengths.
One of the main tactic the Nazis gained popularity was through Propaganda. Nazi propaganda was modern and effective at the time. All the poster had strong messages. For instance, the poster for the 1931 Midsummer Festival had the title ‘Against Versailles’ in the centre of the page, with only the location and date of the event accompanying. The man in the middle, which is an Aryan with fists raised, is chained by the Treaty, and is surrounded by fire. This suggested that he’s outraged.
Indeed, the strong messages and symbols on the poster corresponds with the German citizen’s anger. Therefore, it was able to arouse the Germans’ awareness, and gain their support and popularity. This made Hitler a step closer to become Chancellor of Germany in …show more content…
For example, when the Treaty of Versailles 1919 limited the amount of German troops, the national morale decreased as the Germans ‘fully deny that the people of Germany, who were convinced that they were waging a war of defence, should be burdened with the sole guilt of that war.’ (Count Brockdoff-Rantzau, May 1919) It is as if Hitler’s hammer directed sole on this issue, which the Germans were angry with. These gave the Germans a reason to blame the Weimar Government for signing the Treaty. Inevitably, Hitler, with the collaboration of the attractive ‘Twenty-five points Programme’, gained popularity and took a step closer to become Chancellor of