Humiliation felt from losing the war

Humiliation felt from the TOV

Stephen J. Lee suggests that there was an"antidemocratic feeling which severelydamaged the fabric of the republic."

Function of political thinkers; WilhelmHegel, Friedrich Neitzsche and Heinrich vonTreitscke

The severe hit to Germany's economy gaveHitler a foothold to assert that Weimar was aweak and flawed system, and that a Jewishconspiracy was weakening the Germanpeople

Germany was especially hit hard by theeconomic crash as they depended heavilyon the U.S. economy

"The economic crisis that struck Germany in1929 also damaged Weimar's foreignrelations" Micheal Lynch

Hitler shifted political fcous after 1930,towards workers and industrial population,who are described as "disillusioned withdemocracy under the impact of highunemployment"

Unemployment rose to record levels. By1933, 6,000,000 Germans were out of work.

Quote about the nature of nazism: ‘[Nazismwas] a movement that was deliberatelydesigned to highlight by everymanipulative device – symbols, language,ritual, hierarchy, parades, rallies … thesupremacy of the dynamic, irrational factorsin politics: struggle, will, force, the sinkingof individual identity in the collectiveemotions of the group, sacrifice, discipline.’

“The cruelties of the civil war and ‘redterror’ in Lenin’s Russia were making animpact, and Hitler could use them to (justifyhis) farright views"

“In bringing Hitler to power, chances andconservative miscalculation played a largerrole that any actions of the Nazi leaderhimself” – Ian Kershaw 1991

“By replacing class with race, and thedictatorship of the proletariat with thedictatorship of the leader, Nazism reversedthe usual terms of socialist ideology” Andrew Roberts

Good credentials, e.g. Iron Cross

Strong oratory skills

antisemitism

Charismatic personality and social influence

Hitler in Mein Kampf: "The understanding of themasses is very limited, their intelligence is small...as a result, all effective propaganda must belimited to a few points and must harp on these inslogans until the last member of the publicunderstands"

Posters had been curated with differentvarieties, particularly the 'our last hope'which a black background, contrasting withother colourful posters to produce atremendous effect on the masses.

Modern technology exploited: speakers,radio, film, records, expensive cars,aeroplanes hired to transport Hitler andadvertise Hitler to express his politicalmessage.

"Nazi Literature and speeches were full ofreferences to hoe well the party understoodthe plight of farmers and land workers" Micheal Lynch