Explain why Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power in 1933

Hitler’s rise to power at the beginning of the 1930’s can be attributed to the Nazi party’s ability to manipulate the German social, economic and political conditions of the previous decade. The Nazis were able to generate support during the 1932 Reichstag elections by producing propaganda messages that appealed to German voters affected by political and economic strife. The knock-on effect of the Wall Street Crash on the German economy produced a national upheaval that the Nazis were able to exploit. Following the stock market collapse, the USA suspended their loan agreement with Germany produced under the Dawes Plan to assist the nation until they were able to pay back the reparations imposed on it following the Treaty of Versailles. As a result, the end of the decade saw a resurgence of the conditions of the 1923 Hyperinflation. This meant a return to economic struggle and poverty for many Germans which led them to view the policies of the Weimar government as a failure and fuelled a desire for change.
The policies proposed by the Nazis presented 1932 German Voters with appealing possibilities for resolving the country’s economic and political problems. Nazi propaganda proposed a nationalist reconstruction of Germany as a powerful and independent nation. The 1929 recession led many Germans to become fed up with the Weimar government and see its reliance on foreign influence and aid to resolve the country’s economic problems as weak and ineffective. The Nazis exploited this and the renewed resentment of the legacy of the Versailles Treaty by proposing policies that would see the end of crippling reparation payments and allow the independent recovery of the nation. The party was able to bring together voters from a variety of backgrounds by spreading mutually appealing propaganda: Hitler’s plans to rebuild the country’s economic and military power appealed to veterans of the Great War who were disenchanted with the Weimar Government’s appeasement and compliance foreign policies towards the countries that were responsible for the weakening of the German state. Additionally, his promotion of local commercial and agricultural business production earned him the support of both the urban middle class and rural voters. In this way, Hitler and the Nazi Party were able to draw support away from the Weimar republic by presenting solutions for its ‘failures’ while also limiting support for rivals such as the Communist party by appearing as an alternative party that was less threatening to position of the wealthy classes and local businesses. Overall, the Nazi party was able to rise due to the fact that leadership and propaganda presented policies which seemed to promise the best remedy for the crises of the German State for many of its people.