Why Did Hitler Come Into Power

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Hitler came to power on the 30th of January in 1933 when he became the Chancellor of Germany. That was very significant in our world history as it initiated the outbreak of World War Two in 1939. Hitler coming into power was a great opportunity for Germans to feel empowered and for Germany to rebuild itself. There were many causes that led Hitler and the Nazi’s into power. The main reasons were: the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, the political instability of Weimar Germany in 1919, the beer hall putsch in Munich in 1923 and lastly, the Great Depression that began in 1929. Furthermore, there were consequences of Adolf Hitler coming to power such as the Nazi Racial Policies, the territorial expansion of Germany, the failure of appeasement and …show more content…
That event was when Hitler and his Nazi followers made a plan to kidnap the leaders of the Bavarian government in a public meeting to make them accept Hitler as the new leader. Although he threatened them with a gun, he still failed to gain their support. The second day, he decided to march through Munich but that failed when the army started shooting. Three police officers and 16 nazis were killed. Hitler managed to escape for two days but was found and sent to prison for five years. He then only stayed for nine months because the leaders felt sympathetic for him. This is significant because, during the nine months, he wrote a book called ‘Mein Kampf.’ In that book, he explained his future plans for Germany. That benefitted him because he was not allowed to speak publicly so his trail went viral and that gained him popularity throughout Germany. He promised he would weaken the trade unions. If he was not sent to prison, he would have had more failures and would have eventually lost his Nazi followers. The Munich Beer hall Putsch was a main cause that led Hitler to power because it implied that he was willing to do anything for power, even if it risks his image. He was always making promises to Germans when they were weak or in an economical

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