Hitler's Rise to Power

Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, rose to the position of Fuhrer in Germany by using the weaknesses of the Weimar Government. I believe Hitler rose to power largely due to the Weimar Government’s flaws such as the Treaty of Versailles, organisation, personality, propaganda, fear and depression.
The Weimar Government was generally disliked by a large percentage of the German population. The communists disrespected the government as they were the reason the communists had no power in Germany, and were most likely angered due to Vladimir Lenin’s success with communism in Russia. The soldiers felt betrayed by the surrendering of World War 1 and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles as they had felt the war might result in a victory for Germany. The Weimar government were seen almost as criminals because they signed the Treaty of Versailles. And finally the royalists did not like the democratic Weimar Government who gained power after the Kaiser whom they wanted reinstated. The public were looking for a change and this was possibly the largest factor helping Hitler gain power.
Following World War 1, Germany was forced by the Allies to sign a treaty. This was called the Treaty of Versailles and was signed on June 28th 1919. This treaty, militarily and financially, crippled Germany. Militarily Germany were refused the ownership of tanks and submarines, its air force removed and the army and naval ships significantly reduced. Financially Germany was forced to pay huge war fines in addition to rebuilding. After being crippled in this way, the public turned on the Weimar government for agreeing to accept blame for the war. The government agreeing to the Treaty of Versailles would have helped Hitler gain control. Germany when signing the Treaty was given two options; to sign the treaty or be invaded by the Allies. If they were to not sign the treaty Germany would have been completely destroyed if the Allies followed through with their threats to invade. If the

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