Why Did The Nazis Lose Their Power

Absolute power over the state is difficult to obtain, but the Nazis in Germany attempted to gain absolute power over the German state. As the Nazis attempted to expand their power, they faced limits on their power. To maintain their new power, and continue its growth, the Nazis had to respond to the limits they faced with their power. This created a give and take between the growth and maintenance of their power. Therefore, this created a connection to evolving Nazi power and their responses to the limits on their power. Their response to limits as they evolved their power, allowed for a greater expansion of their power.
Hitler's ability to convince ‘the masses' of his authenticity allowed for the Nazis to gain control of the Reichstag and …show more content…
They maintained their power over the masses by catering to grass-roots anger, portraying a message of strength, certainty, and a grandiose future that was what the people wanted to hear from the leadership. However, the Nazis resting their power on ‘the masses' were not a stable base for power. It limited the Nazis because if they lost favor with ‘the masses', then they lose their power over the people. To combat the possibility of individuals changing their minds the Nazis used force and propaganda.
The Nazis built their power on coercive force working to create a totalitarian state. They created a fearful population turned inward for self-preservation. Ther was force and violence are after the Reichstag fire, and the opposition to the Nazis was blamed and attacked. The other side of fear was propaganda; if the people were afraid and brainwashed they do not fight back against the state. They understood the use of propaganda of control and to shape peoples' view. The Nazis expanded their power through force and propaganda, which allowed them to take control of the Reichstag, and convince the political elite who gave the Nazis leadership positions because they held the support and control of ‘the …show more content…
For a single party state to not be united, could destroy that party's power. It shows that Hitler stopped at nothing to condensate power. In one night, Hitler created the Nazi Party solely under his control and killed liberal opposition towards the party. Hitler's response to the factions which could limit his power, and threaten the solidity of the party, ultimately, transformed Germany into a state controlled by a dictatorship. (reference) It was a closer movement towards the absolute power of the Nazis in Germany. However, there was still a threat to Nazi power from the