Hitler 1920s

Hitler’s appeal during the 1920s

The rise of Nazism was only made possible by the problems and inefficiencies of the Weimar governments in the early 30s and, arguably, in some of the 20s too. Germany sunk into economic depression after the Wall Street Crash and subsequent governments seemed unable to do anything about it. The people became desperate for stability and Hitler focussed his propaganda on these feelings. He marketed the Nazi party as a strong party that would lead Germany into a new age of stability, patriotism and prosperity. It’s important to remember that arguably, the Nazis were in the right place at the right time. Had Weimar coped with the crisis and showed itself to be a strong and effective government, then the extremist vote would almost certainly not have increased sufficiently for the Nazis to be in a position to bargain for power. Look at their election results in the period of comparative stability (1924-29) for evidence of this. The extremist vote only ...