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Geary on the significance of war for the collapse of Weimar
‘No one in their right mind would claim that the terms of the Treaty of Versailles did not play a major role in the collapse of the Weimar Repblic
Thurlow on the significance of war for the rise of the Nazis
The First World War created the necessary conditions to enable the rise of Nazism
Lynch on the weakness of the Weimar Republic
The Weimar Constitution had ‘serious weaknesses’ which undermined it ‘from its beginning’
Salmon on the significance of politicians in the Nazis rise to power
Nazism came to power as a result of a miscalculation by conservative politicians and the military
Kershaw on the significance of politicians in the Nazi’s rise to powe
The handover of power to Hitler on 30th January 1933 … did not have to happen. It was at no stage a foregone conclusion.
Feuchtwanger on the significance of Hitler’s appeal
The personality of the Fuhrer became a significant historical factor
Holborn on the significance of Nazi ideology
Nazi ideology was consistent and continuous and this made it central to Hitler’s rise to power
Hite/Hinton on the use of force in the Nazi’s rise to power
The use of force (in particular the SA) ‘played a major role in Hitler’s success’
O’Shaugnessy on the significance of propaganda
Hitler’s use of Propaganda to shape public opinion was integral to his rise to power
Peterson on the universal appeal of the Nazis
The Nazis enjoyed a degree of success in crossing class, regional, confessional, gender and age barriers which was unprecedented in German history
Kolb on the appeal of the Nazis
The lack of popular support for democracy was more significant than the constitutional issues
Carr on the significance of economic factors
It is inconceivable that Hitler could ever have come to power had not the Weimar Republic been subjected to the unprecedented strain of a world economic crisis
Brunstein on the significance of economic factors
Too much stress is placed on emotions / propaganda - Germans voted Nazi for rational economic reasons