The Rise Of The Nazi Party

The Rise of the Nazi Party

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There is no single answer as to why the Nazis were able to gain so much support during the 1920's; there are several, and people still argue about them. Some people - especially during the Second World War - suggested that the Nazi movement grew out of something basically wrong in the German character. However, modern historians recognise that a combination of factors such as Hitler's personality and mesmerising oratory skills, the problems with the Weimar Republic, the Nazi's effective use of propaganda, Hitler's exploitation of the Dolchstoss myth and the German people's fear of communism and the Great Depression all aided the National Socialist Workers' Party (NSDAP, or Nazi Party) in attracting growing support throughout the 1920's.

According to Robert Gibson and Jon Nichol in their book Germany, the reasons for Hitler's success were:

1. The Nazi Party was well organised;

2. People feared the Communists;

3. Hitler was a good speaker;

4. Few people like the governments of the Weimar Republic;

5. Hitler's ideas were popular;

6. There was an agricultural depression;

7. There was mass unemployment;

8. The Communists thought that the Social Democrats were a greater danger than the Nazis;

9. Industrialists supported Hitler.

These and other factors all contributed to the increasing support of the Nazi Party in the 1920's.

Hitler, the leader of the NSDAP, was suave, charismatic and always impressive. He would always arrive at functio...

The Rise Of The Nazi Party

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