Question

circumstances how hitler came to power for 5 marks..

Answer 1

The factors that led to the rise of Hitler are as follows:

1. Germany's defeat in the First World War and the abdication of the emperor.
2. The Peace Treaty of Versailles was harsh and humiliating for Germany.
3. The Great Economic Depression that witnessed industrial production to drop by 40%, workers being paid less and losing their jobs and the peasants suffering heavy losses.
4. The Weimar Constitution had some inherent defects which made it unstable and vulnerable to dictatorship.

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