Nazi Party Dbq

Hitler and the Nazi Party promoted a sense of hope to end an economic crisis in Germany, which appealed to the average German citizen. An economic disaster struck Germany after World War I where a majority of the population struggled financially. According to a German Woman who was a university student, “the middle class was hurt more than others, the savings of lifetime and their small fortunes melted into a few [pennies]” (Doc 1). The middle class especially, faced many damages from the stricken economy, all of the money they saved for years has disappeared in a matter of seconds. However, Hitler and the Nazi Party promised the citizens economic security, which allured them under their control. In addition, as the financial statuses of many …show more content…
In Hitler's book called Mein Kampf, Hitler explained how “Germany’ best defense will not lie on weapons, but in its citizens; no fortress walls will protect it, but a living wall of men and women filled with supreme love of their fatherland and fanatical national enthusiasm” (Doc 2). This “living wall” that hitler was referring to was the people’s sense of pride and admiration of their country. He believed that in order to protect themselves from further conflicts and to possibly grow into a superior nation, the citizens’ patriotism must be restored. In a pamphlet called “I Had Given Him My Heart,” the Nazi Ambassador described his conversion to Nazism, he mentioned, “I was a man of 32, weary of disgust and disillusionment, a wanderer seeking a cause… a yearner after the heroic without a hero. The intense will of the man, the passion of his sincerity, seemed to flow from him into me” (Doc 3). The speaker was also desperate and lost during the economic crisis, however, after listening to Hitler’s speech, he began to see an opportunity. Hitler’s words were easily absorbed by the vulnerable citizens. Therefore, Hitler and the Nazis stimulated a sense of nationalism in Germany to end the economic crisis and allow the country to rise in

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