Hitler began his race for power at a crucial time in German history. The First World War had come to an end and Germany was experiencing its first democratic government, the Weimar Republic. Inflation was a great problem and the population on the whole felt discouraged and cheated. It took Hitler 10 years of campaigning to reach the status of Chancellor during which time he enforced his extremist views and ideas. He played on the emotional …showed first 75 words of 933 total…

…showed last 75 words of 933 total…the back by their own politicians. Hitler gained much support from blaming these people because the sense of Nationalism in Germany has always been high. When Hitler became Chancellor he banned all the political parties, became an absolute dictator, removed all Jews and suspected 'enemies of the state' and controlled the education system and media. So through violence, luck, deception, and some clever tactics Hitler was able to get the support of the German people.