Research Paper On The Rise Of Nazism In The 1920s

- Introduction & Thesis Statement
Nazism was a key socio-political ideology that thrived across Germany in the 1920’s. Adolf Hitler was the political figure at the epicenter of this ideology. Many scholars have sought to explain the factors that led to the growth of this political ideology among the German political sphere at the citizenry. In the light of this continuous research and literature coverage regarding the emergence of Nazism in Germany, this paper intends to look at the key factors that led to the growth of Nazism in Germany in the 1920’s.
- Arguments
- First of all, the world was facing the great depression at the time. Countries were finding it difficult to balance their budgets due to the exorbitant spending that many nations had directly towards the military in the First World War.
- In the 1920’s Germany was also suffering from the stipulations of the Treaty Versailles which required Germany to pay reparations for the integral role that the country played in setting the stage for the First World War.
- One of the things that Germany deeply needed and the time was a strong leader who would be able to lead the country towards improving the country’s image and relative power in the international system.
- Adolf Hitler appeared to be an ideal personality to fill up the position of leadership in the country. Hitler was able to quickly rise through the ranks to take the leadership mantle of the country.
- One thing that is worth understanding is the fact Germany already had a Republican government in place before Hitler’s usurpation of power. The republican agenda and ideology was slowly fading in the minds of the German people as they were clearly in need of a strong leader to take Germany back to its political and international stature.
- Hitler’s Nazism Party continued to gain popularity among the people with more German people subscribing to the ideology. The Nazi regimes under Adolf Hitler were of the view that Germany would not flourish as a multicultural society. There was a need for Germany to be a state of a single race for the currently to be in a position to grow both economically and for the German nation to bounce back to its original international stature.
- Despite the heinous socio-economic and political trajectory assumed by Hitler and the Nazi party, there was a reasonable proportion of the German citizenry that were in support for this path.
- Among the races that were targeted by the Germans were the Jews. Hitler engaged in the massive killing of Jews with the aim of making Germany a nation that was comprised of a single white race.
- The most heinous mass killing that was recorded in history in Germany was the Holocaust that led to the death of six million Jews who were killed in gas chambers during Hitler’s reign.
- In conclusion, was this socio-economic and political path of Hitler and the Nazi Party successful? What were the drawbacks and long term implications of this ideology on the German nation?
- Conclusion
Reinstatement of thesis statement, main ideas, and final thoughts that may arise in the course of writing the paper