Although it is true that Hitler achieved the position of Chancellor by the secret arrangement orchestrated by Hindenburg and von Papen, it cannot be denied that this was the only factor that brought Hitler to power. Hitler rose to power as a result of a number of factors such as the economic crisis, French occupation, discord amongst other political parties and the strength of the NSDAP. All these factors brought Hitler to the brink of power whereupon von Papen and Hindenburg elevated Hitler into power as Chancellor, proving that the ‘back stairs intrigue’ only played a limited part in bringing Hitler to power.
The economic crisis that ensued after the Wall Street Crash in 1929 was one of the main reasons for Hitler’ rise to power but also …show more content…
Initially, Von Papen wanted to be Chancellor himself and Hitler to assume the position of vice chancellor. However, Hitler refused this proposition leading to von Papen, Hindenburg and big businesses collaborating together to make Hitler Chancellor. This political deal signified that the German people were not fully willing to accept Hitler and the NSDAP. In fact, despite growing support in the polls which saw Hitler’s party go from less than a 3% share of the vote in 1928 to 30.1% in March 1932; Hitler’s support begun to wane after this and dropped to 21.6% in July 1932 all the way down to 18.3% in 1933. Surprisingly, the author of interpretation A acknowledges that Hitler had won “mass support” but fails to use statistics to prove this. Interpretation A’s heavy emphasis on the fact “Hitler obtained power through a Conservative elite” fails to recognise that Hitler could not have put himself in a position to gain power if not for the “mass support” he had won in 1932, in actual fact by this time the NSDAP was the largest party in the Reichstag. Conversely, the author of Interpretation A could have meant that Hitler did not win a majority in the Reichstag and so therefore had no “mass support”. Nonetheless, this explanation is unlikely and what is more, Interpretation D acknowledge that Hitler’s mass support contributed to his rise to
The economic crisis that ensued after the Wall Street Crash in 1929 was one of the main reasons for Hitler’ rise to power but also …show more content…
Initially, Von Papen wanted to be Chancellor himself and Hitler to assume the position of vice chancellor. However, Hitler refused this proposition leading to von Papen, Hindenburg and big businesses collaborating together to make Hitler Chancellor. This political deal signified that the German people were not fully willing to accept Hitler and the NSDAP. In fact, despite growing support in the polls which saw Hitler’s party go from less than a 3% share of the vote in 1928 to 30.1% in March 1932; Hitler’s support begun to wane after this and dropped to 21.6% in July 1932 all the way down to 18.3% in 1933. Surprisingly, the author of interpretation A acknowledges that Hitler had won “mass support” but fails to use statistics to prove this. Interpretation A’s heavy emphasis on the fact “Hitler obtained power through a Conservative elite” fails to recognise that Hitler could not have put himself in a position to gain power if not for the “mass support” he had won in 1932, in actual fact by this time the NSDAP was the largest party in the Reichstag. Conversely, the author of Interpretation A could have meant that Hitler did not win a majority in the Reichstag and so therefore had no “mass support”. Nonetheless, this explanation is unlikely and what is more, Interpretation D acknowledge that Hitler’s mass support contributed to his rise to