To What Extent Could Nazi Consolidation Of Power Could Have Been Prevented

Could the Nazi takeover of the German state and national consolidation of power have been prevented? Who could have prevented it, and what would they have needed to do? If a Nazi dictatorship could have been prevented, what was the most likely alternative outcome? The rise in power of Hitler in January 30, 1933 did not come through a revolutionary way, but through lies and manipulations that eventually secured Hitler his election in a political office. Having already attempted to take over the German government by force in November 1923, Hitler had failed and was, now, fully determined that the Nazis will gain control of the German state only in a “legal” manner (Spielvogel, pp. 59).
In the spring of 1932 with the expiration of the presidential term of Hindenburg, it was strongly believed by many, especially the left wing that avoiding Hitler’s rise in power it would be necessary for Hindenburg to run again for president. The Social
Even though it is claimed that Hitler won the chancellorship “legally”, there is lots of evidence that pinpoint to his evil ways of acquiring the power. If during this time Hidenburg, Scheicher, and von Papen had not taken wrong political decisions, Hitler would have been prevented from becoming the chancellor of Germany. By the end of 1932 the Nazi party was facing serious problems. In any of the elections the highest percentage of the German vote that they had been able to achieve was 37 percent. Moreover, the party’s strength was getting weaker and weaker as well as the party running serious debts therefore easily Schleicher and von Papen could have used this tool to prevent the Nazis once for good from gaining power. In the Reichstag, also, the Nazis constituted the minority with three positions held by them (Spielvogel, pp.