Nazi Propaganda

Undoubtedly, Nazi popularity placed pressure on government and on President Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor. Their astonishing rise in votes since 810 000 in 1928 to 13.75 million in July 1932 was extraordinary.

Why did average Germans support the Nazism? To do so, Hitler gave Germans huge tax breaks and introduced social benefits that even today anchor the society. He also ensured that even in the last days of the war not a single German went hungry. Despite near-constant warfare, never once during his 12 years in power did Hitler raise taxes for working class people. He also — in great contrast to World War I — particularly pampered soldiers and their families, offering them more than double the salaries and benefits that American and British families received. As such, most Germans saw Nazism as a "warm-hearted" protector.

This also led to people being discontent, people were beginning to lose faith in the Weimar government, as they had now proven, on two occasions which were the occupation of the Ruhr and now the Wall Street crash that they were unable to keep control on the situations and they were showing signs of instability. Germany was struck with poverty, even those in the middle classes suffered. Due to the masses in unemployment and the poverty which was arising, people were becoming desperate and they began to find the extreme ideology of the Nazi party more appealing. People started to turn their attention to the views of the Nazis, the Nazis seemed to have all the answers, they promised to solve all of Germany's problems so therefore people were starting to support the Nazis. Before all the chaos the Nazi party had been a very minority party, who people had ignored, but the depression showed a turning point and many people believed that they had no choice but to join the Nazi party.

In the following investigation, the following question will be addressed: In what ways did economic and political issues in Germany between 1922 and 1932 contribute to Hitler's rise to power? The scope of my research will fall between the years of 1922-1932, the start of Hitler’s attempt to run for office. A variety of primary and secondary sources will be used to answer the question. The bitterness caused upon the change of government systems in Germany will be analyzed, along with his childhood that all primarily drove Hitler to run for power. Then, the harsh effects World War I had on Germany along with the Great Depression that followed as a result will also be looked at. Finally, a conclusion will be reached.

Due to the failure of the Weimar Republic and general public dissatisfaction arising from poor economic conditions exacerbated by the Treaty of Versailles, coupled with the 1929 Wall Street Crash, German citizens were understandably desperate for change. Until this point in time the Nazi party, and Hitler, had been essentially unpopular. However, the economic situation ensured Hitler’s increasing popularity as the people looked toward more extreme but non-communist ideals. The initial consolidation of Nazi power in 1933 arose from key events such as the support of the Nationalist Party with the Nazis to form a coalition government, implementation of the Enabling

In order to grow more popular the National Socialist German Workers Party had to get the support of other groups who were also influential at the time in Germany. In 1930 The Nationalist German Workers Party had gained the support of many wealthy individuals and the entire military order members. By 1933 the Nazis had even gotten closer and had made connections with the President of Germany, who at the time was Paul von Hindenburg. This led to Hitler receiving titles such as the Personal Commander of the Army, Supreme War Lord, and later Chancellor of Germany (“Adolf Hitler”). While Hitler was gaining titles and prestige, he also had to make sure that the party he had worked so hard to build would not fall down, under any circumstances.

In 1930s Hitler’s Nazi Party gained a lot of populations in Germany, and they were anti-semtic and also against mentally handicapped people and homosexuals. And Hitler used Jews as an excuse of unemployments and economic depression. And Adolf HItler promised that he would overturnthe Versailles Treaty which set limits to German economy, territories and military activities, and cause the economy depression in Germany. Therefore, Hitler gained a lot of supporters. According to History.com, “In the federal elections of 1930 (which followed the Wall Street Crash), the Nazi Party won 107 seats in the Reichstag (the German Parliament), becoming the second-largest party. The following year, it more than doubled

One of the main factors in Hitler’s rise to power was the Economic Depression of 1929. After the Wall Street crash, the U.S. called in its loans to Germany thus increasing both poverty and unemployment levels. The Weimar government did not understand how to reverse the situation so the general public became angry and lost confidence in the relatively new democratic system. During a depression, political trends become extremist and so the Nazis flourished; Hitler offered both a scapegoat and himself as a strong leader to look up to. The depression gave Hitler the edge he needed to gain ninety-five[1] seats in the Reichstag and ultimately progress from the leader of a minority party to the Dictator of the Third Reich.

Propaganda and media have always been very important in convincing the public to agree with their government. Leaders have usually used propaganda and media in common everyday matters, not just politics. In today's age it is easier to find out if information is true or not because of all the technology (which also leaves more room for more false reports.) Today we have Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat; the media list available to the public is almost infinite. It has not always been like that though; people have not always had smart phones and the internet to get information about what is happening in their country. Back in the 1940's while World War 2 was raging, people had newspapers, radios, and faith. Naturally

This was due not only to Hitler’s strongly persuasive oratory skills, but also due to their strong use of propaganda in which Hitler used the failures and misery caused by the great Depression to his advantage. Hitler appointed Goebbels as head of propaganda in 1930 and then adjusted the Nazi aims to what the public wanted, in order to gain support, for example they increased propaganda blaming Jewish people for Germany’s problems and convinced many Germans that the Jews were to blame for the poor economic state. Hitler already had the support of German industrialists and upper middle class socialites; however in order to have a majority in the Reichstag and thus become chancellor he needed to broaden his appeal. He did this using propaganda aimed at those worst hit by the depression such as the rural and lower middle class, as well as

In 1933 Adolf Hitler was chosen as Chancellor of Germany by president Paul von Hindenburg. With this, the Nazi party came to power. Originally called the National Socialist German Workers party (Nazi for short), the Nazi party emphasized how Laissez-faire capitalism, economic liberalism, and democracy failed in government. The National Socialists stressed the importance of the impeccability of the German race. Although they had very determined ideas, The Nazi party began as a relatively small group in 1918. But coming into the 1930’s this was not the case. The widespread use of propaganda and radio broadcasting were instrumental to the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party.

The Nazi party went from being an unpopular political group in 1919 to being the most powerful political party in Germany by 1932. The reason for this are the weaknesses in the Weimar constitution, the 1918 Armistice, the 1923 crisis, the Treaty of Versailles and The Great Depression. Hitler’s personality was also very important to the Nazi’s success. He was very arrogant since his early days and he never took a no for an answer. He also was the type of the person who never gave up even and even if it did not work out he blamed others. All these reasons helped the Nazis rasie to power.

The Nazis increased their power economically by getting people to finance them. After the depression that happened 1929, the number of unemployed people grew to 6 million in Germany. Since the German economy collapsed, the government did not know what to do, therefore, there were a lot of complaints received during that time. This gave the Nazis a chance to increase their power. Because of the anger the people had on the government, a lot of the people became communists. This made the wealthy businessmen very scared, so therefore they ended up financing with Hitler’s campaign. This did not only help the Nazis to improve their economy, but also, more people supported the Nazis, making them able to increase their power.

The middle class people hoped that the Nazis would prevent them from more inflation. The unemployed thought that the Nazis would get people to get back to work. Hitler was a good public speaker and whipped up emotions in his rallies. He was dynamic and gave his message to millions with propaganda.

Nazi Germany was between the dates of 1933-1939. Throughout this essay, Conditions in Germany when Hitler came to power including the impact of the Treaty of Versailles and the Great Depression and the weakness of the Weimar republic, will be discussed. The Concept of a Totalitarian State and how Hitler and the Nazi party developed in Germany through the use of force, controlled education, militarism, propaganda, economic policies, and no political opposition. Some of the Positives that came from Nazi Germany were increased prosperity including full employment and economic growth, regaining lost territories, increased national prestige and pride, and the hosting of 1936 Olympics. Some of the Negatives that came from Nazi Germany were Persecution of minorities, loss of personal freedoms, economic growth focused on the military, and expansionism as a path to war. This essay will re-state weather Nazi Germany was an overall positive or negative experience for people in Germany.