“To what extent was the Wall Street Crash responsible for Hitler’s rise to power?”
Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 after a long series of events, which together contributed to his rise of power. Some were more important than others, but without some factors, Hitler may not have risen to power. One factor is then Wall Street Cash of 1929. Although important, it was not the sole reason for Hitler’s rise to power. The factors were both internal and external reasons, being actions of Hitler and the Nazi’s promises, and then other events such as the Wall Street Crash and the fear of Communism.
The first reason for Hitler’s rise to power is the Wall Street Crash. In 1929 when the Wall Street Crash happened, it created many financial problems in …show more content…
Stronger opposition would have made it much more difficult for the Nazi’s to come to power. The Nazi’s two main rivals were the Social Democrat Party and the Communist Party. These parties were enemies and refused to work together to prevent the Nazi’s from coming to power. The Communists had never forgiven the Social Democrats for the way they put down the uprisings. It is possible that if the Social Democrats and Communists worked together they could have prevented Hitler becoming chancellor in 1933. The German people had lost trust in the people who had ruled during the Great Depression as in the coalition government they argued and could not get many things passed. The Weimar Government was very weak because of this and they did not offer strong, effective leadership. Because the government could not get anything passed, the use of Article 48 increased from 1930 to 1932. In 1930 there were only 5 decrees issued and the Reichstag sat 94 times. In 1932 60 decrees were issued and the Reichstag sat only 13 times (Fact table, Weimar and Nazi Germany by S. Lee). This suggests that the Chancellor at the time- Hindenburg- used Article 48 many times. Because of the increase of the President taking matters into his own hands, this made it easy for Hitler to slide into a
Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 after a long series of events, which together contributed to his rise of power. Some were more important than others, but without some factors, Hitler may not have risen to power. One factor is then Wall Street Cash of 1929. Although important, it was not the sole reason for Hitler’s rise to power. The factors were both internal and external reasons, being actions of Hitler and the Nazi’s promises, and then other events such as the Wall Street Crash and the fear of Communism.
The first reason for Hitler’s rise to power is the Wall Street Crash. In 1929 when the Wall Street Crash happened, it created many financial problems in …show more content…
Stronger opposition would have made it much more difficult for the Nazi’s to come to power. The Nazi’s two main rivals were the Social Democrat Party and the Communist Party. These parties were enemies and refused to work together to prevent the Nazi’s from coming to power. The Communists had never forgiven the Social Democrats for the way they put down the uprisings. It is possible that if the Social Democrats and Communists worked together they could have prevented Hitler becoming chancellor in 1933. The German people had lost trust in the people who had ruled during the Great Depression as in the coalition government they argued and could not get many things passed. The Weimar Government was very weak because of this and they did not offer strong, effective leadership. Because the government could not get anything passed, the use of Article 48 increased from 1930 to 1932. In 1930 there were only 5 decrees issued and the Reichstag sat 94 times. In 1932 60 decrees were issued and the Reichstag sat only 13 times (Fact table, Weimar and Nazi Germany by S. Lee). This suggests that the Chancellor at the time- Hindenburg- used Article 48 many times. Because of the increase of the President taking matters into his own hands, this made it easy for Hitler to slide into a