The rise to power of authoritarian or single party leaders depended

on the use of force rather than popular support, with reference to

Adolf Hitler to what extent do you agree.
The rise of Hitler was quick and powerful. Being described as a
pragmatic leader, he managed to attract public easily by sharing
strong nationalist and conservative ideas, as well as the bringing to
surface some of the faults of the Weimar Republic. Although many
followed the Nazi ideologies, there was a strong opposition, which
was violently held back and suppressed, opening way against the
Nazi party to gain further control. The use of violence was
undisputable through the formation and rise of the Nazi party under
the command of Adolf Hitler.
By 1933, The Weimar Republic had undergone a series of
changes. Popular support was sticking towards the Nazis for several
reasons, but mainly the loss of faith in the central democratic
system was due to the economic situation brought about in
Germany during the 1929 crisis. To begin with, the democratic
system wasnt stable during the 1920s, there was inside
disagreement between the central and social democrats concerning
social and political matters. This was also reflected in an incapability
of financing German capita and profit. More than a third of all the
money used in Germany came from foreign loans, and when the
1929 crisis hit this only deepened. Inflation reappeared and millions
of people lost their life savings and jobs. This caused major revolts
and extremism rose again in Germany. Many still held a grudge of
the decisions taken from the treaty of Versailles and believed it was
the liberals fault for what had occurred to the countries idea of
progress. People tended more to the far right and to the far left
because they where most likely to cause a change within the
system, yet this mean the chaos would not become less. To the
contrary, as always this brought another succession of violent
opposition between the two bands. As occurred in the past with the
Friekorps and the Spartacus, violent fights took over the streets and
the right had a certain advantage from the left when it came to the
killings committed, that the fear of communism was much greater
than the fear of imperialist ideologies. Although the KDP nationalist
party had achieved the highest popular support it ever had, the
Nazis benefited from this as well. An estimation of 55% of the
recruits of the Nazi party in 1932 were angry, unemployed men who
blamed the democratic parties. Yet it must be pointed out that the
Nazis did not represent a majority in the Reichstag, and managed to
obtain power through violence.
About 60% of the Nazi party members belonged to the middle
and low classes, as shopkeepers, clerks, minor officials as well as
skilled workers. These were men who feared another social change

could break them. For years it had been taught that the treaty of
Versailles was a mistake and that Germany had to regain its power
back, so most of the middle, low classes where easily brought to
believe this as right. These men were easily manipulated to Hitlers
objectionable and hateful promises on how to fix the economic
situation, as well as the strong encouraging concepts of regaining
size and control. But quickly, more than a decision this became an
obligation. The Nazi party used the power of fear to control the
masses by creating a larger army and by killing the opposition.
Hitler would not stop until he got what he wanted. When the
Reichstag was dissolved, in a supposed intention of creating a
further ministerial stability, this opened the way for Hitlers rise to
the government. The communist parties had lost their ways and
where heavily persecuted. Evidently the power of fear had
overcome popular support. When Franz von Papen resigned, and the
President himself was driven to give the power to Hitler this marked
the end and the beginning of a monstrous time in Germany along
with the creation of the Enabling law.
In conclusion, there where several factors such as the economic
situation from the late twenties, along with feelings of nationalism
and grudge against the Treaty of Versailles and the central
democratic party, which lead to the popularization of the Nazi party.
Yet in truth it was through force that the Nazi party obtained so
much power from 1930-1933, by murdering all opposition and with
the force of a strong leader who wouldnt stop until what he
believed was proven as right.

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