The Nazi political machine was a tremenously successful grass roots organization, combining elements of propoganda, pageantry, and brutality to appeal to the middle class. Later, Hitler was lent credibility and financing from Hugenburg and the conservative German National Peoples' Party (DNVP). Hugenburg thought he could use Hitler to defeat the SPD and then control Hitler once he was Chancelor. He was later to find that he incredibly underestimated Hitler. Not to mention, the Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (SPD), which was the dominant political party during the Weimar Republic failed to significantly campaign outside of its solid worker's bloc for votes.
2007-03-23 16:43:50
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answered by Matt 3
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The failure of the Germans in WWI left them politically and economically stripped of power. They were unable to create their own weopons, the WWI debt was dumped in their lap, and the inflation from the Great Depression and the war debt left them poor and dissatisfied with the current government under Kaiser Wilhelm. So Hitler, with his speeches promoting Aryan pride, rebuilding Germany as a world empire, getting revenge on Europe and the Allies, and a restored economy seemed pretty promising. This was the same plan used by Huey Long, Mussolini, and all the other demogogues in history.
2007-03-21 12:26:00
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answered by Dr. Psychosis 4
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Right - Absolutism, government control over individuals, nationalism Left - Anarchism, Individual rights Right - Capitalism Left - Socialism The Nazi's were a hybrid government, in this sense: They believed in Capitalism and free markets, mixed with some worker's and farmer's rights, which made them economically centrist. At the same time they were politically absolutist and nationalist, both of which are right-wing. "National Socialism", was meant as a slogan, meaning that they were promising workers a better deal than they got before under the aristocrats, essentially. The Nazis were so into myths, that you can't take anything they said on face value.
2016-03-28 22:45:07
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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Germany was in a depression, worse than the one the Americans were in. He had very persuasive speaking skills, and he waited until the right time when Germany was desperate enough to turn to any way out, and Hitler promised to pull them out of the depression. He just said the right things at the right time. It's scary how one guy did all that and caused a world war.
2007-03-21 12:23:10
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answered by K P 2
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The German people turned to Adolf Hitler because he was the one who actually blamed other countries for all of Germany's problems before the onset of WWII. He gave them hope and said that he would do anything in his power to help Germany through its crisis by eliminating anyone who had a sort of anti-Germanic tendency. He gave the people a sense of strong nationalism and hope, as well.
Hope that helps!! :)
2007-03-21 12:21:05
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answered by Anonymous
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The German people turned to Hitler.. because he was a great leader and had the most realistic and humble goals.
If you weren't constantly bombarded with fallacies about how evil hitler was you would have joined him as well, even knowing the future (Excluding the holocaust crap). I feel bad about how people have been so painfully misguided about the nazis..卐
2007-03-24 19:09:14
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answered by DPArmag 2
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The economy was depressed (the Great Depression was a worldwide event). To the farmer he promised to raise prices for their crops, to the unemployed he promised increased factory production to spur jobs. He promised to right the wrongs done by the Treaty of Versailles, gaining back Lebenstraum for one (more living space).
In short, he told people what they wanted to hear! He spurred nationalism as well.
Germans that I have spoken with who lived in Germany at the time said that he had good ideas for the people and the economy.
2007-03-21 12:28:25
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answered by ? 5
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He promised his people that which they want in those time, and fulfilled his promises. During his ruling and following war everything reflected beliefs and wishes of German's majorities...till downfall. Nothing is permanent in this world Why people turn to its governments, presidents, etc? This "big guys" promising people to give people what people want, and people turn away when promises is not fulfilled. Unfortunately our leaders is not a God, trying to be godlike but finishing their terms exactly as they finishing...as regular flesh and bones, not different that yours and mine. Sometimes their flesh burning as hitler's and stalin's was, but before they burned a lot of ours...what goes around...but what a senseless outcome.
2007-03-21 12:42:38
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answered by Oleg B 6
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Political: After WWI, Germany was severly limited by the Versailles Treaty,which aimed to make sure it never got powerful enough to rise again (that didn't work out so well.)
They were annoyed and Hitler promised them to undo its effects and get payback.
2007-03-21 15:05:56
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answered by Anonymous
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They wanted their own people to regain control of their own destiny. They were fed up with Jewish control over the media, finance, industry and banking and the terrible effects it had on the economic conditions for the people. They were angry over the Jewish led munitions strikes during WWI and the resulting loss of the war even though no German territory was in non -German hands though Germany did occupy enemy territory. They were mad about the Jewish led effort to force communism on the people as they had in Russia.
2007-03-21 12:25:57
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answered by Discriminator 2
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