SSH - Germany

... First time posting .

Anyhow after seeing the amount of people studying Germany for the prelims , my first few posts will be about that chapter. Being such a huge topic , this will be split into 3 main parts. Today's post will be about the rise of Nazism in Germany. (Each post shall be written as if it was an SEQ btw)

Rise Of Nazism In Germany


5 Main Points
- Nazi Propaganda
- Great Depression
- Weakness of the Government
- Fear of Communism
- Hitler's Personal Qualities


1st Point - Nazi Propaganda
One of the reason why Nazism became prominent was due to spread of Nazi Propaganda in that period of time. Goebbels , who controlled the propaganda often used clever methods to spread the Nazi Message. An example of this can be seen when Goebbels used the media (posters, radio, television) and even rallies where he played patriotic songs which advocated National Socialism. Furthermore, he used propaganda to put other parties in a bad light, and at the same time elevating his party status in the country. This resulted in the party becoming prominent as it convinced a sizable amount of Germans to support the party. Thus making Nazi Propaganda an important reason of why the party rose to power.



2nd Point - Great Depression
Another important reason of why the party rose to power was due to the effects of the Great Depression. When the Great Depression occurred many factories were closed down, and this caused not only a shortage of consumer goods but also a huge shortage of jobs. Needless to say, a period of economic crisis soon occurred in the country. Many of the unemployed felt that the polices of the Nazis not only gave them a way out of their hardship, but also a way to make the country stronger. Therefore, the great depression is an important reason, as it caused many people from all walks of life who were affected by the crisis to look and support the Nazi party. Thus an important reason as to why Nazism rose to power.



3rd Point - Weakness of the government
Also another reason why the party came to power was due to flaws of the government. The government was often hindered in it's policy making and ruling of the country due to the system of proportional representation. In this system, the members of the parliament would often be split in the Percentage which the party received in the election. This often resulted in constant bickering within the government itself, and thus the government was often unable or too slow to solve the problems of the countries. An example of this can be seen during the Great Depression where the government was unable to implement polices to solve the problem of huge unemployment among the people. This resulted in the Germans losing faith in the system of democracy, and caused them to turn to the Nazi Party which was seen as the complete opposite of the government; strong and united.



4th point - Fear of Communism
Another reason as to why Nazism became prominent was also due to the exploitation of communism. During this period of time, the party often spread propaganda concerning the communist party. An example of this was how the party often said that communism would take away the wealthy possessions. This resulted in many of the people (rich) to fear communism. Thus the rich began to support the party. Consequently, many of wealthy donated money to the party allowing the Nazis to hold more rallies and often gain new supporters for their cause. Thus the fear of communism gave rise to the Nazi as it allowed them to gain even more supporters and also gave them more funds to spread their message faster among the people.



5th Point - Hitler's Personal Qualities
The final possible reason why the Nazi party was able to gain so much power was also due to Hitler's Personal qualities. Hitler among many other things was a brilliant political speaker. He often used to his advantage during rallies to captivate the audience. An example of what he did was to promise them that he would be able to restore Germany to it's former glory. Furthermore he promised to lessen the economic problems of the people. He even went to the extent of using clever techniques to make the Population support him and the party. Thus making it an important reason of why he rose to power as it allowed the party to gain a huge following which supported the party whole heartily.


These are main points of why the Nazi party rose to power. Several points are of course interlinked but can be easily be separated to ensure you have sufficient points for the essay. Also there may be several points i left out when i was doing this...


Hope this helps for your revision.