Modern HistoryNational Study: Germany 1918 – 1945 Research

The rise of the National Socialist German Worker’s Party amongst the German people in the period from 1923 to 1933 can be attributed to: attitudes against the idea of a republic, the French occupation of parts of Germany, hyperinflation, Beer hall Putsch and Hitler’s imprisonment and the 1930 elections. All of which they used to be recognised in Germany, gain support and take advantage of.

The opposition to the republic came from not the only left but the right also they could never accept the idea of a republic and were also still angry about the defeat of Germany. Other groups shared their views including the civil service, judiciary, educational system and the church. They all wanted to restore the honour and power of the German nation. Many of these groups were made up of ex-freikorps members and a lot of the paramilitary groups were prepared to use violence against people involved in Germany’s surrender and others they considered as enemies of Germany. This was one of th...