Hitler's rise to power was quick and quite surprising to some. This specific rise to power stretched out from 1918 to 1933 and not only effected but influenced Germany in many ways. But Hitler could not have done any of this without luck, he had some boosts that helped him weave his way to ruling Germany. When Hitler first begun to try and achieve his authority, chances of him getting anywhere looked slim. But then things happened that helped him jump in front of his competitors. Hitler's first idea was to go against the Treaty of Versailles, a large part of Germany hated this treaty and wanted it gone. He promised that if he were to get power he would not honor the Treaty of Versailles. Lots of people wanted this, so naturally, lots of people wanted to vote for him. Because of the Treaty of Versailles the people of Germany began to agree with Hitler. Though just the treaty wasn't going to help. Next Hitler took advantage of the Hyperinflation and Economic crisis in Germany that occurred in 1923. With his promise for a better life and economy, more citizens supported the party of the Nazi's. Also in 1923 Hitler was arrested for trying to overthrow the government. This gave him time to publish a book known as 'Mein Kampf', meaning 'My Struggle'. The book gave Adolf Hitler publicity as it was published and read by millions, plus it earned Adolf a lot of money. Enter 1929 when The Depression hits places around the world. Hitler takes this as another opportunity and swears that he will give Germany work and bread. With the need for work and food by many families, this gives him many votes. With Hitler's fame in 1933 he is demanded and becomes Chancellor, earns 33% of the vote and becomes loved my a large portion of Germany. Later the event of the Reichstag Fire let him blow down his opponents and gather people from around Germany to turn against the Communists and the Republic Democratic Party. He uses the fire to his advantage by telling the public that it was the the other party's fault, they were the ones who had caused the building to burn. Finally a dramatic thing happened, the President of Germany died. This was probably one of the most dramatic events that led to Hitler's uprise. Once the President was dead Hitler claimed his spot in Germany. Now Hitler was the ruler, just as he had dreamed he would soon become. Horrible things were yet to happen, but he never shared those plans with anyone. His rise to power in 1918 to 1933 was not expected, some say it was just luck that any of those events happened. I agree, without these events he would have never been known as any kind of leader.
He would have been just another nut.
By: Allison Michelle Bradford.
Amazing post Allison. I can tell you put a lot of work and effort into this. My favourite part about your blog post was that it was written in chronological order. You included dates and years which really helped my understanding. You explained each event, clearly showing how Hitler got into power. You also expressed your own feelings and thoughts on the subject throughout the post. I understood what happened throughout these years a lot clearer after reading this. My only minor criticism is that maybe next time you should include names, such as the president of Germany's name. Other than that, great job! :D
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