The Rule Of Germany In The 1930's

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Hitler’s Rule
Why was Germany so willing to have Hitler take control? In the 1930’s, Germany was struggling with confidence in their government. The people were weak and lacked confidence and let him persuade them in his favor. Hitler found his chance to come in and tried to take over the government. Hitler used propaganda and promises to take control of Germany in a time of trouble.
Hitler rose to power in a time of economic need in Germany. They had just lost WWI and were forced into the Treaty of Versailles (Kaiser). This forced them to pay for the damages of the war and reduced their army to minimal. The Allies made the treaty with the Germans having no say (Kaiser). In this time they were lacking confidence and were angry (Hitler). Millions were out of
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During this time, the president was Hindenburg (Hitler’s rise). He was a weak leader and had to use Article 48 to pass any of his laws. Hindenburg let Hitler become the Chancellor of Germany, to help him run the country, thinking that he he’d be able to control Hitler. His plan failed and Hitler took control of Germany using the Article 48 against him (Hitler’s Rise). Hitler became president in 1933 and became fully in charge in 1934 after Hindenburg’s death (Hitler’s rise and fall). The weak country thought Hitler would be the leader they needed to bring them out of the economic depression.
Hitler made promises and used manipulation to make Germany to follow him. A major factor in them following him was his promises (Hitler). He made a broad promise to have a better life and a New Germany (Hitler). He then moved on to specific classes of people (Why). To the farmers, he told them they