Rise of the Nazi Party

The Nazi Party, led by Hitler, was by 1935 the most adulated party in Europe. This was due to their ability to use both the recurring tragedies that beset Germany after World War One and the incapability of the Weimar Government to counter effect them, to their advantage. Their success can mainly be attributed to the Great Depression, which made many dissatisfied with the present, and anxious for the future, ready to turn to the strong leadership the Nazis offered in this time of chaos. They rose to prominence and eventually to power in a time when Germany was constantly faced with one crisis after another, the public desperate for a restoration of their nation.

Using scapegoats as the target for all Germany’s political, economic and social problems, the Nazis promised to rid Germany of these threats and establish a great nation. They blamed the politicians and the Jews for the hated Treaty of Versailles, the French invasion of the Ruhr, the economic misery of the hyperinflat...