Term Paper on "Rise of Hitler in 1930s"

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rise of Hitler in 1930s was a logical final of the outcomes of WWI and economical crisis in Weimar Republic, which paralyzed German nation for more than a decade. Moreover, Hitler's rise was legal as his party NSDAP (National-Socialist) won elections and he became Reich's counselor (prime-minister). After the death of 83-year-old president Hindenburg Hitler became the head of state or Fuhrer of Germany, which defined the history of Germany until 1989.

The phenomenon of Hitler has logical explanation. Humiliated nation, with prolonged economical crisis, social stagnation and depression was disillusioned by inability of Weimar republic to solve major national problems: unemployment, high inflation rate and poverty:.".. What the salary was worth was difficult to estimate; its value changed from month to month. One month 100 million marks could be quite a substantial sum; a little while later 500 milliards would be small change."(Haffner, 58) People lost any trust to government, which was disintegrated and weak. Such social atmosphere created fertile soil for development of different radical political ideas of revenge. Nation had nostalgia for the "good old times" of imperial rule and iron order. Militarism and philosophy of superiority of German nation, which was an integral part of Imperial propaganda, lived in the minds of common citizens, especially of former soldiers and officers who were dismissed after the defeat of Germany in WWI. Hitler's political program was very simple and close for common Germans: establishment of strong government, which would have total control over economy, industry and political activities inside the country. His program had to solve "nation questions" and unite German people into a single nation, which would include German ethnic groups of Czechoslovakia (Sudetzenland) and Austria. Popularity of Hitler's ideas of National Socialism was growing during the years of depression in 1920s. Nevertheless, he didn't have any clear political program until the year of 1924 after the failure of "beer putsch" in Munich on November 8. 1923. Hitler spent in prison little more than a year and then was released. In prison he wrote his fundamental work, which became ideological program of national socialists: Mein Kampf. This work is illogical, based on radical chauvinism, anti-Semitism and conservative political ideas of popular rule, and it could become popular only in the years of deep social depression and apathy. In middle 1920s it became clear that Communist scenario in Germany would not take place as all attempts of Communist revolts were oppressed, in addition communism was an alien ideology as Germans were a nation with developed civil institutions of private property and individualism. Social Democrats, who were the most popular political party among working class, failed to change economical situation in the country and were losing political influence. Such conditions were more than favorable for Hitler's political success. It's important to say that Weimar constitution played the most fatal role in Hitler's rise to power as it guaranteed wide political freedoms for all parties and it guaranteed absence of state political censorship. Hitler's program was not only beneficial for working class who hoped to get social guarantees and protection but also to big business and German corporations who would of course benefit from state stability and strong government after years of economic stagnation and hyperinflation. Hitler's ideas to refuse from paying reparations and rearmament were also welcomed by corporations as such policies would only promote their prosperity and guarantee state orders.

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