Filling three high-level voids caused Adolph Hitler to rise to power as the totalitarian
dictator of Germany. With his country in the ferment left from World War One, groups
at all levels of politics were looking for a savior. Hitler stumbled upon an awareness of
his own charisma, saw the opportunities to usurp power, and pursued his assent. The
key factors allowing his success were his rise through the German Workers' Party,
becoming Chancellor of Germany, and orchestrating the combination of the offices of
The first factor was Hitler's ordered membership in the German Workers' party. In
September, 1919, officers of the Munich Command suspected disloyalty among political
groups when it came to the military, and they needed a spy. They chose Hitler because
of his towering hatred for Jews and "Traitors." His mission was to join the German
Workers' Party and help it grow. Shortly after joining the Party he learned that their
goal was to discuss ways of creating a better Germany. Many of the members blamed
the Jews and Marxists for the problems of Germany, but they had no plan or program to
set things right. Working with this organization caused Hitler to discover something
about himself. He never expected that he had a gifted ability to control and influence
people for his gain through speech. The more he spoke, the more enthusiastic they
became, and the more control he had over them. Hitler's emotions ignited the crowd.
People lost control of themselves, trembling, sobbing, weeping, and howling. Men as
well as women fainted and fell over in the aisles. They were bewitched. Hitler quit the
military and decided to wield the German Workers' Party as his weapon to become the
The next stepping stone arose when President Paul von Hindenburg decided that
the Nazis could no longer be kept out of the government and asked
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