An Examination into the Rise of Nazi Popularity

In the German election of 1928, the Nazi Party received 2.8 percent of Germany's vote, yet four years later as a result of the 1932 election this figure grew to a much more significant 37.3 percent . It is not easy to turn the tides of politics in your own favour, especially of such magnitude, in such a short period of time, yet that indeed was what Hitler and his Nazi's managed to do. People today still squabble relentlessly over exactly how the Nazi's popularity grew so rapidly, with few absolute conclusions ever being unanimously decided upon. Yet it is certain that of the many factors…