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Why did Hitler become chancellor in January 1933? Part 3
This is the third and final part of my first big question. In this blog we will be exploring how other historians interpret Hitlers rise to power:
I conducted further research into this topic to see what other renown historians had to say about Hitlers rise to chancellorship in 1933. Sir Ian Kershaw stated in his 700 page biography of Hitler called 'Nemesis' that:
"without changed conditions, the product of a lost war, a revolution and a pervasive sense of national humility, Hitler would have been a nobody"
Kershaw focuses in on how the anger of the Treaty Of Versailles* and the "changed conditions" (The Depression), this gave a perfect platform for Hitlers' rise to power because people were constantly turning to radicals who promised to fix Germany. Kershaw also goes on to say:
"He could inspire an audience who shared his basic political feelings, by the way he spoke and by the force of his rhetoric [....] . He conveyed that there was a way out of Germanys' plight, and that only the way he outlined was the road to national rebirth of Germany"
This is fascinating because he now explains how Hitlers' speeches were another huge factor of to how he became chancellor in 1933. The power of Hitlers rhetoric could inspire a nation in Kershaw's opinion. Kershaw believes that its a mix of circumstance and Hitlers' rhetoric which got him into power in 1933!
However on the other hand Mark Mazower, who is Professer of History at Columbia University, in his book 'Dark continent' ,where he talks about the rise and fall of democracy, states this:
"Charismatic oratory and tight control of what became his party allowed him to struggle through the mid 1920s (due to Hitler being imprisoned, which made it hard for the Nazis). Eventually with the wall street crash of 1929 and the catastrophic onset of mass unemployment Germany, the Nazi party made rapid electoral strides and propelled Hitler to power in 1933"
Mazower states clearly that he believes that it was the wall street crash and unemployment that was the main reason as to why Hitler was "propelled to power in 1933" . Not, in contrast to Kershaw, a mixture of the two benefactors, Rhetoric and circumstance.
I conclude finally that in my opinion Hitler was elected through numerous contributions from different factors; from circumstance to Rhetoric or even Nazi organisation and propaganda. I believe that there is not one key factor but several equally key factors which made Hitler chancellor in 1933!
*-The Treaty of Versailles was the official peace deal signed in 1919 which included many unfair clauses against Germany. In this context I'm talking about the guilt clause which made Germany take the blame for starting WW1. This made many Germans angry and made them turn to radicals, like Hitler, for answers. I am going to be doing a series on this because it is a huge topic so stay tuned!
Thank you very much for reading this series or my other blogs! I hope i conveyed and made sense of some of the ways how Hitler became chancellor over this three part series. To be honest i could have gone on for another 20 parts however thought better of it as there are many more questions i want to answer in this blog! Thanks for all the support you guys and see you next time in the not to distant future.
PS feel free to Email me for any suggestions on future topics!
History 101
Enquires: theverybesthistory101@gmail.com
Twitter: @theVBHistory101
[i do not own these photos]
Why did Hitler become chancellor in January 1933? Part 3
This is the third and final part of my first big question. In this blog we will be exploring how other historians interpret Hitlers rise to power:
I conducted further research into this topic to see what other renown historians had to say about Hitlers rise to chancellorship in 1933. Sir Ian Kershaw stated in his 700 page biography of Hitler called 'Nemesis' that:
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| Kershaws' Book: Nemesis |
"without changed conditions, the product of a lost war, a revolution and a pervasive sense of national humility, Hitler would have been a nobody"
Kershaw focuses in on how the anger of the Treaty Of Versailles* and the "changed conditions" (The Depression), this gave a perfect platform for Hitlers' rise to power because people were constantly turning to radicals who promised to fix Germany. Kershaw also goes on to say:
"He could inspire an audience who shared his basic political feelings, by the way he spoke and by the force of his rhetoric [....] . He conveyed that there was a way out of Germanys' plight, and that only the way he outlined was the road to national rebirth of Germany"
This is fascinating because he now explains how Hitlers' speeches were another huge factor of to how he became chancellor in 1933. The power of Hitlers rhetoric could inspire a nation in Kershaw's opinion. Kershaw believes that its a mix of circumstance and Hitlers' rhetoric which got him into power in 1933!
However on the other hand Mark Mazower, who is Professer of History at Columbia University, in his book 'Dark continent' ,where he talks about the rise and fall of democracy, states this:
 |
| Mazowers' book: Dark continent |
Mazower states clearly that he believes that it was the wall street crash and unemployment that was the main reason as to why Hitler was "propelled to power in 1933" . Not, in contrast to Kershaw, a mixture of the two benefactors, Rhetoric and circumstance.
I conclude finally that in my opinion Hitler was elected through numerous contributions from different factors; from circumstance to Rhetoric or even Nazi organisation and propaganda. I believe that there is not one key factor but several equally key factors which made Hitler chancellor in 1933!
*-The Treaty of Versailles was the official peace deal signed in 1919 which included many unfair clauses against Germany. In this context I'm talking about the guilt clause which made Germany take the blame for starting WW1. This made many Germans angry and made them turn to radicals, like Hitler, for answers. I am going to be doing a series on this because it is a huge topic so stay tuned!
Thank you very much for reading this series or my other blogs! I hope i conveyed and made sense of some of the ways how Hitler became chancellor over this three part series. To be honest i could have gone on for another 20 parts however thought better of it as there are many more questions i want to answer in this blog! Thanks for all the support you guys and see you next time in the not to distant future.
PS feel free to Email me for any suggestions on future topics!
History 101
Enquires: theverybesthistory101@gmail.com
Twitter: @theVBHistory101
[i do not own these photos]
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