Hitler's Rise to Power The word Hitler stirs many emotions in the hearts of people. Hitler was one of the most powerful leaders in time. The purpose of this paper is to examine Hitler's rise to power. He rose to be one of the most powerful and manipulative leaders in World War II! Defeat in World War I shocked the German people. Despair increased as the army returned to a bankrupt country. Million of Germans …showed first 75 words of 1003 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1003 total…reached up to 107, and in July 1932, it went up to 230. The Nazi became the single largest party in the Reichstag. (Dupuy 19). Hitler achieved his goal in January, 1933. Franz von Papen, on of the leading rivals for leadership urged Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, the old President, to appoint Hitler as Chancellor (Prime Minister). The respected President after some time gave in and made Hitler Chancellor. With this Hitler finally became the political leader of the republic.