Our opinion piece about Hitler's rise to power.

Money makes the world go round, and in the case of Germany in 1933, it allowed a certain Adolf Hitler to rise to power.

I disagree with this statement as I feel that besides money issues, Hitler’s own attribute allowed him to rise to power.

When the Weimar Government lost the support of the middleclass, there were debts that had to be paid. Germans had to pay reparations to the Allied Powers. The Weimar Government had to pay it. The printing of money was of inflation, the savings of the Germans became worthless and they became poor overnight. Germans blamed Weimar Government and hated them. Although the economy got better after a while, the Germans still blamed the Weimar Government. By this, the Germans turned to Hitler as he would be able to the support of the middle class and Germans. Thus, Hitler also rose to power by the loss of support of the middle class.

Hitler was also an excellent speaker and charismatic leader. People would listen to him for hours. He seemed to understand their problems and told people what they wanted to hear. By this, people would trust him and have confidence in his leadership. Being an excellent speaker and charismatic leader allowed Hitler to rise to power.

The constitution and system of proportional representation by the Weimar Government had a democratic system of government set up. Germans older than 20 years old could vote. This allowed many parties to gain seats in the government and that no single parties would be dominant. The government only lasted for 2 years and the government keeps changing. This shows that there is no stability in the government. Hitler had advocated a different system of government and people would turn to him as he had a more stabilized system.