Hitler's seizure of power, consolidation of power, and control of all aspects of German life can be interpretive by only one explanation, Hitler was an astute strategist who was "master of the Third Reich." ... However, it can plainly be inferred that Hitler did not seize power, nor did he win it. ... Understanding that Hitler's presence was too great to be ignored, Hindenburg offered Hitler and the Nazi's a place in his presidential government. ... Hitler knew along with the backing of industry and the military, it would be only a matter of time before he would be appointed ...

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As well as this however, several other factors contributed to this significant milestone in his rise to power, such as a lack of confidence and belief in the Weimar Republic after the Wall Street Crash. ... Hindenburg's advisors and his previous chancellor, Von Papen, believed that Hitler could be controlled and by believing this, drastically underestimated his potential power and wit. ... With over 12 million people voting for Hitler in the presidential election, and the Nazis obtaining 37.4% of the vote in the July 1932 election, Hindenburg had little choice but to appoint Hitler or wou...

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Much of Hitler's success as a politician during his pilgrimage to higher power in Germany was due to his powerful and dominating personality. ... On the 8th November 1923 Hitler and the Nazi party held the "Munich Beer-Hall Putsch" in an attempt to stage a National revolution, and seize power to rule the nation. ... In this struggle for power, shots were fired, resulting in sixteen(16) Nazi's and three(3) police being killed. ... Not only was did he write his book "Mein Kampf", but gave him time to come to this telling conclusion: "...Instead of working to achieve power by an arm...

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Several factors had undermined popular support for the new republic, while within the constitution itself, lay avenues for the seizure of absolute power. ... Once Hitler had the power of Chancellor, he maneuvered to concentrate complete power in his hands. ... The Kapp Putsch for example, which was an attempt to seize power in Berlin in 1920.The army refused to act against Kapp's supporters, who were often ex-soldiers, and the official government actually left Berlin, but a general strike by the trade unions meant that Kapp could not control the situation and the rebellion failed. ...

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