The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party was practically inevitable. Germany had previously had a legacy of authoritarian rule, and the majority of German citizens wished for a strong leader to run the country, the description of which Hitler fit perfectly. Also, National Socialism appealed to a wide variety of people, making emotional promises to several key groups in society in order to gain their devotion. By manipulating the desires of the majority and appealing to the masses, the rise of Hitler was certain to happen.
Germany had previously experienced a long legacy of authoritarian rule, and the majority still yearned for a strong authoritative leader to rule over them. Hitler fit this …show more content…
Hitler was a strong leader who mirrored the authoritarian figureheads who controlled the romanticized old Germany. Combined with a party that appealed to a diverse number of societal groups, many of whom were key in running society. With the support of the masses and the ability to easily influence them through his compelling orations, it was to be expected that Hitler would rise to power to become the tyrannical dictator he is now infamous for becoming.
The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party was not inevitable.
The rise of Hitler and the Nazi party was not inevitable as the power they gained was caused by a series of ‘lucky’ events without which Hitler could have never became Chancellor. The environment of Weimar Germany was as such that the democracy was already failing, and Hitler simply took advantage of this situation; if the circumstances were different he would have never risen to power. Furthermore, the Nazi were given their power in January 1933 by the elite conservatives, and without their appointing Hitler as Chancellor he would never have been able to get the power himself. Hitler and the Nazi parties rise to power was a matter of being in the right place at the right time rather than being