Firstable, please don't say negative things about hitler as soon as you see him name (not that i'm a Nazi).
I was just wondering, why was Hitler so adored by Germans at that time to vote 90% the Nazi party? I'm sure that if Hitler told the German citizens that his objective was to kill Jews and go to war with other countries and no there are no inscentives, Germans definitely won't vote him.
2006-09-26 10:45:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
He was confident at a time when everyone felt hopeless and insecure. He had tremendous charisma and energy. He kindled their love of their homeland and their traditions. He provided scapegoats so that the people could direct their rage and despair. Madmen often generate a great following. It is the wise who are usually ignored and disregarded.
2006-09-26 10:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by uncle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hitler made the German people feel proud of themselves after the humiliation of the Versailles Treaty where the world layed the guilt for WWI. And how many people even today believe German started WWI....
Anyway, Hitler took advantage of the Volksfrei movement and the German fear of communism to rally Germans to his brand of nationalism. It was strong, compelling stuff. The giant rallies are still awe inspiring to watch. The NAZIS were excellent at creating live theater that just sucked people in.
But it's wrong to suggest that Germans did not understand Hitler's goals for them. He explained it clearly enough in Mein Kampf. Kristallnacht should have been the clear and present warning to everyone in Germany that a darker goal was at hand.
And Hitler's hold on the German people almost never wavered and I have said before on other answers about Hitler, the older Germans still have a silent regard for their long dead Fuehrer. He went down fighting and took his own life rather than surrender. There's a twisted admiration for his end. How different from being pulled from a spider hole by enemy troops.
Nationalism is heady stuff and don't think we Americans are immune to its siren call....just read the posts here on Yahoo answers....
2006-09-26 14:46:57 · answer #2 · answered by KERMIT M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you get your information from, but it is patently wrong. The Nazi party did not achieve power from an election and 90% of Germany did not support either them, or Hitler.
Von Hindenburg handed power to Hitler, he believed people would soon grow tired of Hitler and get rid of him. After Von Hindenburg died a short time later, Hitler burned down the Reichstag and suspended it and the peoples representatives.
Hitler had made his intentions known in his book, 'Mein Kampf', where he stated his hatred of the Jews and a desire for 'living space', the reason Germany ostensibly started to annex other countries.
To get the full picture of the Second World War, I would recommend the BBC documentry, 'The World at War'. Narrated by Laurence Olivier, it is available on DVD and is the definitive documentary on this dark period.
2006-09-26 11:27:59 · answer #3 · answered by Jimmy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hitler was a very charismatic man. When he spoke he practically hypnotized crowds.
He did his homework really well, and he knew precisely what people wanted to hear. Plus he genuinely believed in his own ideas.
As far as Jews go... It just so happens that whenever things aren't the way they used to be, economy is in ruins, people tend to blame the Jews. It happened before WW2, during, and it will most likely happen again. I don't know why that is, to me Jews are the same as anybody else. They certainly don't do any more bad things then the other nations.
But Hitler did use Jews as the enemy to blame everything for, even before getting elected. People thought though that he was only going to deport them all, and no one seemed to mind, because most of them probably did think that the Jews were to blame.
I think that Germans are a heroic nation. Because after everything that happened, they admitted collectively, and collectively apologized for what happened.
2006-09-26 11:08:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was charismatic, kind, could impose civil order, didn't alert the public to his ulterior motives and didn't seem to being doing anything wrong during the time he ruled, before or even immediately after, he convinced the people that he was great and could save them and in some ways he did, he established order and peace within the country and also managed to establish peace without because he conquered the lands, conquered lands are peaceful lands after all. Not to mention under his strict discipline plan the people that had been outcast began to shape up, there is a rather good book on the methods he used, I believe it's called The Wave although I'm not sure.
2006-09-26 11:08:55 · answer #5 · answered by Rachael 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the first WW Germans felt slighted by the world and many say rightly so. I did a study when I was in high school where the entire class were to settle a civil suit where Germany was charged with wrongfully engaging in war.
Coming out of that experience I understand that the Germans felt wronged by the world and so were ripe to have a leader who would set Germany as the strongest nation in the world. He was a charismatic speaker and blamed the Jews for all the evils inside Germany during his campaign. As the fuhrer, he led the Germans into conflict after conflict and kept them believing with those charismatic speeches until the obvious misdeeds began to affect them. Secret Police known as Brown Shirts, and the SS were hauling people out of their homes to be gassed, others to be sent to re-education camps, others simply to be removed from society. By this time it was too late to make changes.
Similar to Muslim government in Sudan today. Similar to North Korean government today, and we are watching the development of another one in Iran today.
http://judgeright.blogspot.com
2006-09-26 10:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Germans were desperate. They lost WWI, the depression hit them the hardest, and the communist had just fumbled an attempt at a revolution. Hitler had a plan some people to blame all the problems on.
2006-09-26 10:47:48 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well run campaigns, propaganda are main things... Germany was in a world of hurt with their (at the time) current government leadership after WWI. Hitler rallied the germans and against many foreigners-- increased german pride, jobs, etc. etc.
They were sucked in by somebody promising a better life/country/etc.
2006-09-26 10:48:25 · answer #8 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hitler did not start with ideas of killing and going to war. He began by promising them financial success and national pride following their defeat in WWI. He delivered on both of these things - war improved the German economy and gave citizens something to rally around - but there were obvious side-effects! The lesson from this is that we need to be really careful when someone (politician, religious leader, etc.) promises to solve our problems, and look at the consequences of what they are proposing.
2006-09-26 10:51:31 · answer #9 · answered by neniaf 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you were to talk to someone from that time they would tell you that the Germans disliked the Jews because they were taking over most of the jobs and businesses. They knew Hitler disliked the Jews but didn't think he would carry it as far as he did. They also felt that the Jews were arrogant.
2006-09-26 10:54:24 · answer #10 · answered by silverman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋