How did the depression give the Nazis an advantage?

Question

I'm writing an essay about why Hitler became chancellor -this is one of the points we have to cover in the essay. Please help and any additional information would be much apprieciated!

Answer 1

Yes, this is YOUR essay! The question is a pretty general one for which there is much published material both in print and on-line. It is not as if it is something obscure where the information is hard to track down.

So, getting people here to help you is neither necessary, nor beneficial for your learning process.

Answer 2

Because there were large numbers of Germans without employment and what money those in work did have was rapidly becoming worthless. It reached the stage where a large bundle of notes had to be handed over to purchase a loaf of bread. Hitler and the National Socialists offered a brighter future for the masses, or at least work and bread.
At the start he actually achieved many of those aims, quite where they found the money to finance all the public works, like the motorway system they built, or the vast build up of armament, I am not qualified to answer. Up until Hitler decided to march into neighbouring countries behind the barrel of a tank the National Socialists had been very effective in dragging Germany out of recession.
It was only the advent of the 2nd World War and all the arms manufacturing that required which pulled the United States out of the same worldwide depression.

Answer 3

The Depression period had unemployment and inflation at the same time, which is a very bad economic situation. People found it hard to earn money and the fast rising prices meant that their savings were worthless. The government seemed unable to do anything about it, and law & order broke down as rival gangs fought in the streets. Angry ex-soldiers were left with nothing to do and the whole country felt humiliated by the crushing aftermath of losing the First World War.

People lost faith in all the normal institutions - democracy, banks, churches, employers, police, army. Hitler appeared to offer someone to blame, a solution and new pride.

We know now that his policies were a mixture of lies and oppression. The Nazis temporary economic success was based on slave labour and stealing land & property from others. They controlled the press, abolished elections and killed their critics. But if people are desperate, they will turn to anyone who seems to offer them hope.

Answer 4

The Depression was a chance for the Nazis to seize control because people were desperate. The Weimar Government were falling apart and hoping to wait out the Depression (which, economically speaking, is both near impossible and extremely damaging) and Hitler took the opportunity to tell people what they wanted to hear: that he could not only create jobs (by setting up public projects, such as the building of the Autobahns), but also that there was a reason for the problems - and that was the Jews. By promising to limit Jewish employment opportunities, he tapped into the desperation felt by the unemployed who couldn't find jobs however hard they tried.
Hitler was the only one who had any constructive plan for the renewal of Germany and accordingly, got the votes.

Answer 5

The people had lived through a devastating war (WWI) and a lot of their country had been destroyed in the process. They also were humiliated in world politics because the treaty that ended WWI made them take total and complete blame for the war, as well as pay restitutions to the countries that had won the war, something that was unprecedented in world politics. So here these people are, their country is destroyed, their economy is in ruins, and they've been internationally humiliated, then here comes a man who is promising to fix everything. He also offers a reason, a scapgoat, for all their pain, the jews. The people were in such a bad place that it gave Hitler an advantage because the people desperately wanted a change for something better, anything better!

Answer 6

Because it gave the Insane Maniac an excuse to ride on in order to rape and kill like a spoiled rotten child in a temper tantrum. The Germans after WW1 had a poor economy and the depression made it worse. There were starving, jobless, homeless people with no hope. Great Britain, and most of Europe were not going to help them because of WW1 and the Kaiser. So the Hun came out in every Barbarian walking and joined Hitler for a fanatical revenge on the world. (Very Poor Losers). Instead of engratiating their governments to others to help their people, Hitler ruled with Hatred and revenge, and poor starving people will become a mob and resort to violence and hatred in general, if they have a leader that gives them hope of a better day. He gave them hope,(not the good kind) but still it was hope for survival and a Victory to wash the taste of being a loser out of their mouths , this tasted sweet to them, Power, Money, Destruction of those who he said were the enemy. Now they were all brainwashed into Barbarian Terrorists sound familiar? Evil will always play on the weak minded and attack the meek. Easier to win they thought. But eeeh! Wrong Answer. They are Losers!

Answer 7

The depression was a world-wide economic slump between the two world wars. The Social Democrats came to power during this as people were disillusioned about job security. Look up things on the rise of the Nazi party and possibly on the economy of the Weimar Republic. The propaganda and slogans gave people an idea that there was a united, pure Germany that would rise to power (and economic stability) again. It was sometimes akin to the Roman 'bread and circuses' to make people happy, although it was called 'Strength Through Joy' in Nazi Germany.

Answer 8

ok i got an "A" in higher history so i got ur answer.

With the depression the Weimar republic basically collapsed. the Nazis were the only party who beniffited from it because they had the "oxygen of misery" they needed to win support . the lack of trust in the virtually powerless wiemar republic meant more people were willing to trust a man out to destroy it (hitler).

in April 1932 Hitler stood for presidential elcetion and lost but came in second with 12 mill votes.
in july the nazis won 37% of the vote an 230 seats in the riechstag. he is offered vice chancellorship but refused.

Also it is cruccial to mention that the Depression did not win the nazis power because in November'32 there was another election were the nazis lost 34 seats- 2 mill votes.this is because people were bigging to recover from the depression

what won the nazis power was the right wing clique.

Answer 9

The depression left Germany unable to repay the war debts that they owed to america and the aliies from WW1. As soon as America started feeling the effect of the stock market crash they demanded the debts be paid immediately. As a result the government started to print more money, it became worth less and less, middleclass people with savings lost everything and many people were living in poverty. The poor living conditions caused many people to stop voting for the previous leaders creating an opportunity for people with more radical idea to gain power. Actually I can't remember all the dates and specifics, it's 5 years since I studied the subject.

Answer 10

Because the depression put a lot of Germans without a job, and Hitler promised them a job, so they voted for him. He created jobs, oh yes, he built railways and all that kind of things (for the war off course). When people are in a lot of trouble (no job, no food) they tend to try and find a strong figure, someone who promises them to help and change the situation.

Answer 11

Well basically everyone in Germany was pissed with being so poor and having to take a barrowfull of notes to buy bread, so they thought tey'd give Nazism a go...and Hitler knew how to play to their fears by making Jews the scapegoat.

That's yer lot sunshine...I did my GCSE History years ago and didn't have yahoo answers to help me out!