es Treaty forced them to accept blame. They lost their over seas colonies and were only allowed a limited army. This left a lot of hatred towards the rest of Europe with the German people. The Nazi party came into the political scene soon after W.W.I had ended. German support for the Weimar had decreased because of the inflation and other side affects of the Versailles Treaty. Many people turned towards the Nazi party because it attacked both the Weimar Republic and the Versailles Treaty. The Nazi’s ideas were already formed, Hitler just came at the right time to be their spokesperson, giving people what they wanted, someone to blame and someone to look for help(Rathbone 78). Hitler began his rise to power during a difficult time for the German people. The failing economy and government required a strong and charismatic leader to take control. Hitler had both of these qualities, along with promises for a fixed economy and successful government. When Hitler joined the Nazi party in 1921 there was only 6,000 members, but within two years his powerful speeches and influential ideas caused the number of party members to explode to 50,000(Heck 45). Hitler creatively started his speeches soft and slow. He gradually grew louder and spoke with great emotion that carried the people right off into his world. Hitler’s powerful speeches not only gained the Nazi party thousands of members, but also the positions of chancellor and then dictator. These positions would not have been reached if Hitler had been a quiet self-contained person. His booming voice and great hand gestures added to the great impact of his speeches, as well as his powerful charisma(Toland 221). Hitler’s influential ideas reached past the adult members of the Nazi party, to the German children. Hitler felt that by teaching the future generation about fascism, then all of his plans and ideas would succeed with the help of the children. Hitler th...
