Hitler And The Great Depression: Because Of The Great Depression
Hitler was able to generate a mass following and inevitably rise to power solely because of the great depression; to what extent do you agree with the statement?
The economic depression struck Germany in 1929 following the Wall Street Crash in America that affected the world’s economy. In Germany, the effects were devastating, especially after America recalled her loans and hence left Germany with no stability, as it had heavily relied on American strength to support it. Industrial production dropped 42% and unemployment fell to 5.6 million by 1932 (Wikipedia, 2017). Hitler used the country's misfortune to advance his political campaign, and on the 30th January 1933 Adolf Hitler of the Nazi party was appointed Chancellor of Germany. Although …show more content…
The Republican Government was relatively new and had not built up party identification with voters, so it was easy for them to lose support as the voters were more likely to be volatile. The economic depression brought about this opportunity for the Weimar Republic to lose support and rule effectively. Failure to compromise within the Muller Government in 1930 brought about the collapse of the Grand Coalition (AlphaHistory.com, 2017). The result of this inability to compromise was that no Chancellor of Germany afterwards until Hitler could gain a majority in the Reichstag, and Germany had to be ruled by decree, effectively an elected dictatorship. The collapse of the democratic coalition explains how easy it was for Hitler to gain support. However, the economic depression was a more important issue in Hitler’s rise to power as without the depression, the government would not have been highlighted as ineffective because the same government had run prior to the depression and it had not collapsed, so this evidence suggests that the economic depression was the enabling factor in Hitler’s rise. However, it was Hitler’s popular support caused by the party changes pre-1929 that was the most prominent …show more content…
This is because the great depression provided an opportunity for increased support in the Nazi party. Hitler was able to generate a mass following and this inevitably led him rise to power, however it was not solely because of the great depression. The combination of the great depression, propaganda and the failure of the Weimar government ultimately led to Hitler's rise to
The economic depression struck Germany in 1929 following the Wall Street Crash in America that affected the world’s economy. In Germany, the effects were devastating, especially after America recalled her loans and hence left Germany with no stability, as it had heavily relied on American strength to support it. Industrial production dropped 42% and unemployment fell to 5.6 million by 1932 (Wikipedia, 2017). Hitler used the country's misfortune to advance his political campaign, and on the 30th January 1933 Adolf Hitler of the Nazi party was appointed Chancellor of Germany. Although …show more content…
The Republican Government was relatively new and had not built up party identification with voters, so it was easy for them to lose support as the voters were more likely to be volatile. The economic depression brought about this opportunity for the Weimar Republic to lose support and rule effectively. Failure to compromise within the Muller Government in 1930 brought about the collapse of the Grand Coalition (AlphaHistory.com, 2017). The result of this inability to compromise was that no Chancellor of Germany afterwards until Hitler could gain a majority in the Reichstag, and Germany had to be ruled by decree, effectively an elected dictatorship. The collapse of the democratic coalition explains how easy it was for Hitler to gain support. However, the economic depression was a more important issue in Hitler’s rise to power as without the depression, the government would not have been highlighted as ineffective because the same government had run prior to the depression and it had not collapsed, so this evidence suggests that the economic depression was the enabling factor in Hitler’s rise. However, it was Hitler’s popular support caused by the party changes pre-1929 that was the most prominent …show more content…
This is because the great depression provided an opportunity for increased support in the Nazi party. Hitler was able to generate a mass following and this inevitably led him rise to power, however it was not solely because of the great depression. The combination of the great depression, propaganda and the failure of the Weimar government ultimately led to Hitler's rise to