How Hitler rose to power
Hitler was a leader in Germany who was appointed to be a chancellor in the year 1933 after the Nazi Party have succeeded in several electoral victories. Hitler ruled until 1945, when his death suicide happened (Goeschel, 2018). He had transformed Germany to become a war state during his leadership, where all democratic institutions got smashed. Hitler was so powerful and a very notorious dictator.
Hitler was able to rise to power through the Nazi party, which had become the largest political party. Since no one had the ability to command enough support to government Hitler was appointed as the Chancellor of Germany by President Paul Von Hindenburg (Goeschel, 2018). After the death of this president, Hitler took over as the Commander in chief of the German army. He expanded the army so quickly and started to form a new air force
Hitler used different tools to maintain control to achieve his goals. For instance, immediately after he took over, he dismantled most democratic institutions and started murdering or imprisoning most people who tried to oppose him (Goeschel, 2018). Hitler gave the police powers to arrest anyone who didn’t like his leadership. He used propaganda as an instrument of acquiring and maintaining his control. He made other people believe that Jews were a threat to society.
During Hitler’s leadership, there were several effects of Hitler’s rules on the people. So many Jews were killed, and others left as refugees. Those who were Nazi party members benefited from the rules (Goeschel, 2018). They got full employment, got free holidays and improved the transportation system. Hitler’s opponents, like Communists, were killed, and protested leaders got persecuted. Mentally disabled people were killed, and those who were physically disabled and black people were sterilized.
Reference
Goeschel, C. (2018). Biography, political leadership, and foreign policy reconsidered: the cases
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