Hitler's Rise to Power
Adolf Hitler ruled Germany as dictator from January 1933 until his suicide date on April 30, 1945. He started his political career in the German Worker’s Party. He gradually became leader, and he changed its name to the National Socialist German Worker’s Party. In 1923, his group tried to overthrow the government. They failed and Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison. When he got out in 1928, he was immensely popular with the German people. Almost immediately, he started giving accusatory speeches about “Jews, social democrats, capitalists, and communists.”
Over the course of several years, Hitler’s chief party, the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, gained the most popularity with German citizens. Reluctantly, in 1933 Germany’s President Paul van Hindenburg was forced to pass the Chancellorship to Hitler. He appealed to the Germans by giving them a sense of honor and respect of their people. When the old Chancellor died, the German government decided not to hold another election, but have permanent ruling. It also gave Hitler power over the military and the state. Hitler was now no longer Chancellor, but dictator.
Adolf Hitler ruled Germany as dictator from January 1933 until his suicide date on April 30, 1945. He started his political career in the German Worker’s Party. He gradually became leader, and he changed its name to the National Socialist German Worker’s Party. In 1923, his group tried to overthrow the government. They failed and Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison. When he got out in 1928, he was immensely popular with the German people. Almost immediately, he started giving accusatory speeches about “Jews, social democrats, capitalists, and communists.”
Over the course of several years, Hitler’s chief party, the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, gained the most popularity with German citizens. Reluctantly, in 1933 Germany’s President Paul van Hindenburg was forced to pass the Chancellorship to Hitler. He appealed to the Germans by giving them a sense of honor and respect of their people. When the old Chancellor died, the German government decided not to hold another election, but have permanent ruling. It also gave Hitler power over the military and the state. Hitler was now no longer Chancellor, but dictator.