How important was Hitler to the rise of the nazis?
...only way out of their struggle. He was forceful and often had a split personality, with a short temper, which his wife Eva was believed to be at the end of. Hitler made promises to Germany involving lifestyle, moral issues and money, especially. In 1929 the Wall streets crash happened. This was when stock markets crashed dramatically in America; this was devastating to Germany as America had leant so much money to Germany in the few short years before 1929. Germany was forced to pay back the money that was loaned to them, leaving Germany in a dire position after just coming from ‘the golden 20s’ their first peak in economy since WW1. The German people suffered immensely during the depression as hyperinflation became inescapable, all businesses diminished and few had a source of income. The Germans, again, had little food and medical supplies and were forced to barter, as they had no other way of acquiring the goods they needed. The Nazis benefited from this greatly as, Germany looked for someone to rescue it. The Weimar republic suffered from a number of political problems, these were, difficulties in making decisions as there were so many parties after Germany had changed to a republic. It was hard to pick a chancellor who had the support of most of the Reichstag, the government was already hated because they were considered the ‘November criminals’ and also because there was many outbreaks of trouble. Friedrich Ebert formed the Freikorps in order to keep the peace. Hitler and the Nazis used these problems to their advantage by causing disruption in the Reichstag which in turn caused another election. Under Hitler, the Nazis changed their tactics. In 1923 they had tried to seize power through the Munich Putsch, after being defeated Hitler went to prison. Whilst in prison Hitler decided they should gain power by legitimate means, Hitler decided to seize power constitutionally rather than by force of arms. Using demagogic oratory, Hitler spoke to scores of mass audiences, calling for the German people to resist the yoke of Jews and Communists, although Hitler also used propaganda and the advantage of controlling most presses to sway voters. Hitler created a new empire which would rule the world for 1,000 years. Hitler's Nazi party captured 18% of the popular vote in the 1930 elections. In 1932, Hitler ran for President and won 30% of the vote, forcing the eventual victor, Paul von Hindenburg, into a runoff election. A political deal was made to make Hitler chancellor in exchange for his political ...