History of Nazi Germany :: World War II History

History of Nazi GermanyNational Socialism between 1920 and 1945 can best be described as an era of constant change. Hitlers readjustment in the German Workers Party provided him the foundation needed to propel his idealistic views of anti-Semitism and Aryan superiority. Soon after Hitlers enrollment the partys name was changed to the National collectivist German Workers Party and in the summer of 1921 his talents as an orator and propagandist enabled him to take over the leadership of the Nazi Party. Hitlers initial following - stemmed from German hyper-inflation and devaluation of the mark - included unemployed workers and the lower class, his keen ability to organize rallies to hear his speeches were instrumental in raising monies for the Nazi Party. Although the majority of his followers divided up his dislike of the Weimar Republics liberal democracy and anti-Semitic ag leftovera, his party support, due to its small size, was limited to the Bavarian region of German, this would prove to be a limiting fixings when Hitler attempted to seize control of the provincial Bavarian government during his Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923. Hitlers ill-fated attempt of treason proved to work to his gain thus, giving him national status as a patriot and a hero in the eyes of many. As a result, Hitler served 9 months in prison for the Beer Hall Putsch and wrote a book titled Mein Kampf (My Struggle) outlining his vision for the future Germany. By late 1924 Hitler was release on parole, after serving a dish out his five year sentence, and quickly regained control of the Nazi Party, noting that any future seizure must come by legal measures through Parliamentary elections. face up with a temporary improvement of the German economy by the Weimar Republics ability to secure loans and investments (mostly from America), Hitler was forced to wait until economic conditions worsened to propel his Nazi agenda. In 1929 Hitler finally got his chance, the American stock market crash of 1929 affected nearly every nation in the world and German prosperity soon came to an end as a result of the Great Depression, vast unemployment and hunger that followed. President Hindenburgs Weimar Republic soon found itself obligated to repay debts owed to countries that once provided assistance during measure of prosperity. Discontented German people wanted change and Bruening (Chancellor) believed that a stable parliament majority for his party could deliver the change required, so new elections were held.