Rise of Nazism

... Outcome 2 - The Rise of Nazism Many people cannot understand how Nazism could have been so widely accepted by German people. The policies presented by Hitler were shocking from the very start of his campaigning. The Nazi party promoted anti-Semitic attitudes and were obviously aiming to start another major war, but when considering the rise of the Nazis, you must take into account the situation faced by German citizens in the 1930's. The Wall Street Crash flung Germany's already shaky economy into chaos. This is when the popularity of the Nazi Party began to bloom. The Nazis offered disciple and solidarity in chaos, promised jobs to the six million unemployed, placed propaganda in many forms all around Germany, and provided groups of people to blame for Germany's misery - The Weimar Republic and the Jewish people. Ordinary labourers and worker were hit extremely hard by the Great depression. Hyperinflation

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