Question

Describe the formation of Nazi Party?

Answer 1

 want to first say that I am not a professional historian and that my answer is based on my own research over the years. Others may give you better answers but this should be a good start.

The National Socialist German Workers party was formed out of the ashes of Imperial Germany, fed by feelings of anger resentment towards the Allied powers (particularly France and the UK) over the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty essentially destroyed the German economy, what little was left of it by the end of the war, as the terms of the Treaty required that Germany pay massive amounts of reparations to the Allies, shrink its military drastically, and give up territory in the Rhineland to the Allies (mainly the French), and other things.

The conditions of the Treaty had a nasty effect on post-war Germany as inflation went through the roof and industry came to a halt essentially. There was little economic opportunity for Germans in the years directly after the war which made life very hard for the German population, and it created a lot of resentment that was never forgotten.

On top of that is that the Weimar Republic, the name given to the inter-war Germany, did not do much to try to rejuvenate the country after the war and was seen as a weak willed government by many Germans. It is true that Germany did recover somewhat in the 1920’s but there were still many decisions and political moves under the Republic that many Germans disagreed with which caused a lot of frustration among German Workers.

All of this anger and resentment was shared across Germany, and Nationalist groups started popping up all around the country in the 20’s, the Nazi party being one of them. The Nazi Party was different than other political groups as they had a man who gave super patriotic speeches, ones that played to the desires of the German people. However the Nazi Party was just another group of angry workers until November 8–9 of 1923 when Hitler and a group of his SA followers (precursor group to the SS), stormed and took over a beer hall in Munich, Germany where some government officials were holding a rally, and a few hours later led to the SA and many of the rally’s attendees to gather arms and attempt to storm the Bavarian Defense Ministry. Though they failed in their storming attempt the attempted coup made national news and many Germans supported the views of the NSDAP, which gained traction in Germany, and 10 years later the Nazi Party was the top political party in Germany and Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany, though under controversial circumstances.

This is only skimming the surface of their full rise to power, but hopefully is enough to answer your question. Hope it helps.