How did hittler become to power??

Answer 1

The German election of 1933 was too close to form a government. The Nazis and the Nationalist Party were on one side, the Communists and the Social Democrats on the other, and the Catholic parties were in the middle. So they called for a runoff election, to be held in thirty days. During this time the various parties campaigned like crazy, until the fateful night that the German House of Parliament, the Reichstag, burned down. Even as it started to burn, the Nazis were in the street, proclaiming that the Communist Revolution had surely begun, and that only they could provide law and order.....

The second election was still inconclusive. Hitler had been named Reichschancellor, and was angling for the power to govern by decree for a limited period of time (he said), but to do so would require an amendment of the constitution, which would require a two-thirds majority, which he couldn't hope to attain. Or couldn't have hoped to attain, had the Communist members of Parliament not been rounded up and sent to Dachau, a new secret prison outside Munich. With them out of the way, the Parliament met in March, 1933, to vote on Hitler's proposed "enabling act", which would give him dictatorial powers for a period of two years.

It ended up lasting until May, 1945.

The main thing in the Nazi's plan, though, was that their takeover had to be achieved through legal means. They had tried to take over by force years before in "the Beer Hall Putsch", and it ended badly for them.

Answer 2

During Hitler's ascent in politics, the circumstances were favourable to him.

1. Germany had been defeated in WW1.
2. The treaty of Versailles had imposed enormous sanctions on Germany.
3. The great depression of 1929 had affected the German economy too.

Hitler usurped the reins of National Socialist Party by unfair means, and used it to demonstrate his oratorical skills. He fanned the flames of hatred against Jews.

He also created a squad of thugs who intimidated his opponents. His party won paltry number of seats initially in the German Reich stag. However, he would use all his strong-arm tactics to stall the proceedings of the Reich stag and brought the government to a halt.

His repeated attempts to halt the government machinery, and his squad of thugs along with the anti-Semitic sentiments of the time helped him win an election and gain majority in Reich stag.

His thugs set fire to the Reich stag and he used this as a ruse to suspend the constitution and usurp absolute powers for himself. Once he became the "Fuhrer" from the elected Chancellor, he became a dictator.

And the rest is sad history! Millions of people died in the WW2 and in concentration camps!!

Answer 3

After WWI, the Marshall Plan took so much in reparations from Germany, it devastated the country. Hitler stood up to the people the Germans viewed as those destroying their way of life. Add Hitler's gift for public speaking to the mix, and he became a person who the German people felt they could stand behind. These were desperate people, and Hitler showed them a light at the end of the tunnel. Too bad he was such an egocentric, deranged individual.

Answer 4

He was voted in.