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Thenz party quickly asxened inti power in Germany, as in january 1933 they onlh ad three seats out a possibl 12. However, three montsh later Hitler was in power. There are many reasons as to why Hilrt managed to remain in power in Germany between 1933-39. Many historians belirvr it was due ti the fear and intimidation of the Nazi regimem and tismade people less likely to speak out and so helped the Nazi continue their reign. However there other reasons lke the support for the Nazis and also the indoctrination methods used the Nazis to implant their ideas in the minds of young people In Germany.

The common view Is that the fear and the intimidation caused by the Nazis was a main reason for why they managed to sty in power. Certainly, there was much fear and intimation caused by the Nazis as Hitler gave more power to the police. He allowed the police to make 'protective arrests' and this meant police could arrest anyone they suspected of opposing the Nazi regime, without any physical evidence. Not only that but also the events like the Night of the long knives would have caused people to fear the Nazis, as the knight of ling knives saw the brutal assassinations of over 70 SA and Nazi members. This event proved to the German people that Hitler was willing to do anything to remain in power and more importantly he was willing to kill anyone he saw as a threat. Therefore it is fair to say in this atmosphere it was virtually impossible for people to speak out or oppose the Nazis without being killed or imprisoned. Plus the gestapo a secret police organisation encouraged ordinary citizens, to spy or report on people they suspected of opposing Hitler, there were cases of children reporting their own parents. This fear caused by the Nazis was a key reason why they remained in power. However it is the view of some like the historian Hohne, that the SA and the Gestapo were not as organised and as intimidating as tit is commonly believed. he believes: 'the SA world was a nonsensical affair, devoid of all logic.' This view suggest that the Nazis did not perhaps utilise fear that strongly and the SA were disorganised and not meticulously planned by Hitler. While this is an interesting perspective, other historians disagree as Andrew Boxer states: 'the network of concentration cams became the basis of a vast SS economic empire.' this view suggest that the SA Hitler personal body guards were would cruelly imprison anyone who they suspected of opposing the Nazis. This and the persecution of the Jews, the Kristalnacht and boycotting of Jewish business meant people were living in constant fear of death or being arrested by the SA. Therefore from the evidence it is valid to say that this reason was vital reason for why they remained in power.

However, in the contrary, many people believe say that it was the support of the NAzis that allowed them to remain in power. While Hitler repressed and victimised large groups in society, he also did help the lives of some germans. The decrease in the unemploemtn to just 250,000 in 1938, created some support for the NAzis as they were seen as restoring Germany after it down fall with the Weimar republic. Also the support for the /Nazis could perhaps could come from he meticulous nature of Hitler, who only chose to share the polices that would be widely received by the German public, such as higher taxes and clearance of the slums. This determination and clear set of polices would have appealed to the German public who were used unorganised, cloudy government of the Weimar. To some Germans Htker did improve their lives and seemed to be intense n making Germany as great as it was before the war. This was believed because of his foreign policy , whereby he wanted to re establish the Anschluss with Austria and he wanted to re-armour Germany. The general public would have supported this about Hitler as the German public felt a collective disdain an hatred for the treaty of Versailles who took away these things that had previously made Germany great. Also the 'strength through joy; program allowed workers to cheaply buy holiday and cars and attend social events. This rewarding system and the fact it made people happy would have created much support fir Hitler. However, not all people were befitted but the Nazis, many works lost their rights to negotiate pay and also women were greatly disadvantaged by the Nazis. Female lawyers, teachers lost their jobs, Also 1/4 million women were forced sterilisations and abortions and euthanasia as a result of not conforming to the Nazis policy. Also the huge groups that the Nazis persecuted were not benefited by their policies and so it can concluded that while there was some support. The Nazis disadvantaged huge groups of people and so perhaps support was not such a key reason for their reign.

Lastly, the indoctrination methis used by the NAzis to mae children belive in the Nazi ideology could be seen as akey reason for their control over Germany. The Nazis belives the children of ermany were the future, the key to setting up a '1000 year Reich.' thus, the nazus used many methods to persuade children to belive the Nazis policies. For instance the NAzis set up yputh organistaion slike the hitler youth and the league of young maidens. The btler youth was ery scussful as by 1914 60% of kids were a part of it, the hitler youth was trained for military service.While the league of young maidens was trained for mothering. These leagues were ways for th NAzis to impose their bliefs onto the young minds, as one member arees 'we were politically prhrammed.' Thus the Nazis used all kinds of ways of indoctrination to make people believe in their policies. However, n the contrary some kids were not indictrinaed by the NAzus' ways such as the Edelweiss pirates. The revisionisy hosortuan Frank Mcdonough believes: 'the desire to express an indicual cultural identity exhibited by these younsters in further evience that the Nazis did not have the total grip on German society.' Therefore this would support the idea that tge indoctrination of the young was only partly successful in keeping the Nazis in reign of Germany.

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