Analysis of The Progression and Influence of The German Nazi Movement

How could one possibly explain the rise and the popularity of the Nazi movement in early twentieth century Germany? Through the ideals of inspiring dictator like Adolph Hitler, that an entire nation could join and support the growth of such a horrible wave of government. Some may believe that it was just "dumb" luck that something like this could occur, but others seem to see more genius behind the political curtains. Jeremy Noakes, author of," The Rise of The Nazis", argues that it was through the growing support of student and peasant Germans and the road to Hitler's rise to Chancellor.

After serving five years in prison as a sentence in a trial of treason, Adolph Hitler returned to the world as a man with a plan. In no time at all, Hitler had organized a political group known as the Nazis and began to run his party in different German office elections. Through the years 1924 to 1932, the Nazi party had participated in six different Reichstag Elections. Their votes would rise and fall between each election but their votes would always rise more than they would fall. Hitler continued to make brilliant speeches throughout these elections and would turn heads and open ears every time that he opened his mouth. His ideas and confidence would create pride and determination in the hearts of the German students and peasants, and added to the Nazi popularity. Not long after the sixth Reichstag Election of 1932, Hitler made a move that sunk his claws into Germany's political system. On January 28, 1933, Chancellor Von Schleicher resigned from his position and two days later Adolph Hitler was appointed Chancellor. The Nazi rise to Germany's political power was all down here from there. On March 5th of that year, the Nazi party returned 288 out of 647 deputies in the Reichstag Election. A few months later, after Hitler changed the Nazi party to the NSDAP (also known as the National Socialist Party), they received 93 percent of the votes in the Reichstag Elections. And on the dark day of August 2, 1934, President Von Hindenburg died and Hitler declared himself Fuehrer of the German State.

Throughout the article, Noakes explains the tactics and consistency of Hitler's political actions that lead him to become the Fuehrer of Germany. It describes the ups and downs that the Nazi party rode through the number of Reichstag Elections, and other political elections and events. Hitler was a man devoted to his effort to become the ruler of the German State and who used his ability to manipulate the ideas of the German public.

Jeremy Noakes explains that Adolph Hitler was an excellent figurehead. He excelled in making speeches and was able to "brainwash" his audiences. As history shows, Hitler began his effort for political power with almost no support. His party finished Reichstag Elections with votes that ran as low as 2.5 percent. Yet, throughout his years of campaigning he continued to make ingenious speeches that slowly but surely gained him support of the different classes in German society, especially the students and the peasants.

The article would have been more effective if Jeremy Noakes would have spent a little more time on the aftermath of Hitler's rise to power. This approach may have shown what became of this run of political manipulation and to let the reader discover what was the overall effect of the long road the Nazi party rode along. Also, Noakes could have possibly mentioned the economic state that Germany was in at the time. Perhaps the fact that Germany was in need of a government that was extremely organized and the Nazi Party provided that security. On the other hand, the article did an excellent job reviewing the steps that the Nazi party had taken in order to become the German government superpower of the 1930's. Describing from the beginning the lengths that were taken in order for the Nazi's to build and obtain their desired political status.

Overall, the article," The Rise of The Nazis", by Jeremy Noakes was a well organized and to the point piece of work. I believed that it was a very true depiction of what the Nazi party was going for and went through under the guidance of Adolph Hitler. The article gave itself a goal to achieve and through a clear and clean-cut way achieved that goal. Although lacking some important areas that may have bettered the overall effect of the article, Noakes composed an essay that justly describes the way Nazis rose to power.