ports the idea that the fire was started by Van Der Lubbe, and that the Nazis had genuinely believed that it was the start of a communist uprising and reacted as they saw fit. However, the next source suggests that Lubbe would have needed help, this is a direct contradiction to the first source (A), but it does not mention if he was helped by communists or Nazis. And the final source simply seems to back source I up, and has no suggestion of who caused the damage. The fact that the fire happened one week before elections held by the Nazis is very coincidental, it meant that Hitler was able to take power much more easily as he convinced the voters that the communist were about to take over. This would suggest that Hitler was behind the fire to help his own election bid. Therefore, I think that the Reichstag fire was started by the Nazis, so they could take power and crush all their opposition as there is more reliable evidence to support this theory. But some of the evidence could lead me to believe that Van Der Lubbe was alone in setting the fire.There has been so much disagreement over the Reichstag fire because of the different stories and accounts that were put forward. The main two were the arguments between the communists and the Nazis. Ever since communism was being exported from Russia, other Capitalist states have feared the effects of its policies. It was no different in Germany, the Nazi party were essentially a capitalist party and saw all other parties as a threat, especially the communists because they were the ones prepared to fight for their beliefs, they also had an enormous following....
